Ringoism

English Etymology From en Ringo ism, coined by bandmate John Lennon. Noun A malapropism from Ringo Starr, drummer of the Beatles. en malapropism en Colemanballs Dogberryism Gallivanism Sidhuism Walkerism Yogiism en I had used it in In His Own Write, but it was an off-the-cuff remark by Ringo Starr, one of those malapropisms – a Ringoism – said not to be funny, just said. So Dick Leser said, ‘We are going to use that title,’ and the next morning I brought in the song. — John Lennon en 2016 November 21 Womack, Kenneth The Beatles Encyclopedia Everything Fab Four https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Beatles_Encyclopedia/_BjHEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22ringoism%22&pg=PA131&printsec=frontcover "Eight Days a Week" offers yet another example of a purported “Ringoism.” Credited as the originator of various malapropisms like some kind of rock ’n’ roll Yogi Berra. ... his well-known—and correctly attributed—title for Revolver’s “Tomorrow Never Knows” has promoted his biographers to toast him as pop music’s King Malaprop with broad, uncritical strokes ... en 2020 Patterson, James The Last Days of John Lennon https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Last_Days_of_John_Lennon/t2LbDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22ringoism%22&pg=PT82&printsec=frontcover Ringo is talking about their having yet another ‘hard day’s night’. ‘What does that mean?’ a young woman asks. ‘It’s a Ringoism,’ John explains, ‘said not to be funny, just said. en 2023 September 28 Maria Sherman, The Associated Press City News Everywhere https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2023/09/28/ringo-starr-on-rewind-forward-writing-country-music-the-ai-assisted-final-beatles-track-and-more/ The title is a classic “Ringoism,” as John Lennon used to refer to his malapropisms, an unusual phrase ripped from the same mind that came up with “A Hard Day’s Night” and “Tomorrow Never Knows.” Assigning profundity to it came later. https://web.archive.org/web/20251204031652/https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2023/09/28/ringo-starr-on-rewind-forward-writing-country-music-the-ai-assisted-final-beatles-track-and-more/ 4 December 2025 en The Beatles Poetry Writing en eponyms