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wellerism

wel·le·rism

uncommon

noun

1.

a comparison comprising a well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel

Origin

From Weller + -ism, after the character Sam Weller in Charles Dickens' 1836 novel The Pickwick Papers.

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