hyphenism

English

Etymology

From hyphen +‎ -ism.

Noun

hyphenism (countable and uncountable, plural hyphenisms)

1. The use of hyphenated terms to describe people's identities, as in "Irish-American".
   • 1924, Edward F. McSweeney, The Gift of Black Folk: The Negroes in the Making of America, page 2:

     What may be called, for want of a better term, the colonial spirit, which is the essence of hyphenism, has persisted in this country to hamper national progress and national unity.

Anagrams

• mishyphen