Humpty Dumptyism

== English == === Alternative forms === Humpty-Dumptyism === Etymology === From Humpty Dumpty +‎ -ism, after the fictional character in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, who, when asked what he means by glory, replies, "I meant 'there's a nice knock-down argument for you!'" Alice protests that this isn't the meaning of glory and Humpty Dumpty replies, "When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean——neither more nor less." === Pronunciation === === Noun === Humpty Dumptyism (uncountable) (idiomatic) The practice of insisting that a word means whatever one wishes it to. ==== Related terms ==== Humpty Dumptyish Humpty Dumpty word ==== See also ==== Pickwickian === References === Humptydumptyism on the Consumerium Development Wiki.