jumboism

Etymology

From jumbo + -ism.

jumboism means the tendency to admire or be attracted toward things because they are large or dominant, regardless of their value. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

Why “jumboism” is a great word

JUMBOISM — [Noun] An uncritical admiration for largeness or dominance, irrespective of intrinsic worth. From the proper name Jumbo (a famous large elephant) + the suffix -ism (denoting a distinctive practice, system, or philosophy). Unlike gigantism (which describes a biological condition or mere physical scale) or philistinism (which implies a broad contempt for cultural refinement), jumboism is a specific bias that mistakes magnitude for meaning. It manifests in the civic pride for a superfluous monument, the quiet awe before a corporate monolith, and the child’s certainty that the biggest toy is the best—a primitive faith that scale alone confers significance.

noun

The tendency to admire or be attracted toward things because they are large or dominant, regardless of their value.