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noun 1. The use of a first-person plural pronoun (such as "we") instead of a first-person singular pronoun (such as "I") to refer to oneself.
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Play Button "We could tell our AirBnB host was an interesting character from his use of nosism and the way he referred to the condo as 'The Manor.'"
Play Button "These days, using 'the royal we' is so uncommon that anyone who lapses into nosism sounds affected."
Play Button "When my son learned about nosism in a grammar lesson, he spent a month referring to himself as 'we.'"

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Latin, early 19th century
Why This Word?
"Nosism" is the practice of using what is popularly called "the royal we," or an individual person's use of a plural pronoun to describe themselves. (This is also known as "majestic plural.") ...
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