locofocoism
noun,
often capitalized
lo·co·fo·co·ism
\-ˈfōkōˌizəm\
Definition of locofocoism
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: the principles of the Locofocos the most arrant democracy and locofocoism that I ever happened to hear — Nathaniel Hawthorne
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