Meanings
- archaicderogatoryuncountablemoral transgression and independence among women
Origin
After the French novelist George Sand (Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, 1804–1876), who had various romantic affairs and scandalously wore male clothing and smoked tobacco in public; + -ism.
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George Sandism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/George%20Sandism
“George Sandism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/George%20Sandism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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