homerism

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/ˈhoʊməɹɪzəm/

noun

Bias toward one's favorite team.

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Meanings

homerism1

nounhomerism (uncountable)
  1. USuncountablehobbiesBias toward one's favorite team.

    Degrees of homerism from local MLB, NBA, or NHL announcers are often seen, and they’re sometimes embraced and sometimes criticized. But homerism usually isn’t seen as much in football TV broadcasts, where most broadcasts are national.

    2025 June 29, Andrew Bucholtz, “CFL, CFB Hall-of-Famer Tracy Ham on broadcasting: “They kicked me out because I said ‘us’ and ‘we’ too much!””, in Awful Announcing, United States, retrieved 03 May 2026

Homerism2

nounHomerism (countable and uncountable, plural Homerisms)

plural Homerisms

  1. countableA word or phrase characteristic of the writings of Homer.
  2. uncountableThe miming of scenes from one of Homer's epics. It was common in Greek- and Roman-era pagan festivals.

Origin

homerism · noun

From homer (“a person who is extremely devoted to a favorite team”) + -ism.

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Homerism · noun

From Homer + -ism.

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Cite this entry
APA

homerism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homerism

MLA

“homerism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homerism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homerism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homerism.

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