Pooterism

English Etymology Pooter en ism, from the character in Diary of a Nobody. Noun - Taking oneself grotesquely seriously. en 2005 Mark Lawson http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4551663.stm BBC Although the word blog suggests attitude and subversion, it's really just a hi-tech kind of diary and carries the identical risk of Pooterism. https://web.archive.org/web/20090106222541/http://news.bbc.co.uk:80/1/hi/magazine/4551663.stm 6 January 2009 The Daily Telegraph In his letter, Morgan obligingly, but probably unwittingly, demonstrated a wonderfully neat example of "Pooterism". NY Times [P]rivacy would be a prime value in the world of Pooterism and the semi-detached villa on a suburban line. The Daily Telegraph Yes, the element of Pooterism is fantastically strong, taking yourself grotesquely seriously. Anagrams en eimooprst mitospore prosomite en eponyms