Home › Words › B › briticismbriticismbriticism means A word or figure of speech used in Britain exclusively or primarily.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, briticism ranks #16,730 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Brit- (in British) + -icism (in Scotticism, Anglicism, etc.). Compare earlier Britishism.nounA word or figure of speech used in Britain exclusively or primarily.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.britishism 81% match — A word, phrase, idiom, or expression peculiar to the English language as spoken in Britain. vs briticism →brittonicism 70% match — A Brittonic feature of a language. vs briticism →britlish 69% match — British English. vs briticism →britspeak 65% match — The English language as spoken by British people. vs briticism →britishly 64% match — In a British manner; in a way characteristic of the British. vs briticism →britishness 63% match — The state or quality of being British. vs briticism →brit 62% match — A British person. vs briticism →britocentric 62% match — Having a focus on British norms or values. vs briticism →