griffinism
English
noun
Definitions
- (historical) The attitudes or behaviour of griffins new arrivals in British India.
Etymology
Suffix from English griffin (newcomer to India).
Origin
English
griffin
Gloss
newcomer to India
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- griffin English
- griffiness English
- griffinfly English
- griffinish English
- griffoun Middle English
- griffin Chinese Pidgin English