See Also: Poplarism(dictionary)

Poplarism (iou)



Poplarism noun. E20.
[from Poplar a district (formerly a borough) in the East End of London + -ISM.]
Hist. The policy of giving out-relief on a generous or extravagant scale, as practised by the board of guardians of Poplar in the 1920s.
Poplarist noun a person who practises or advocates Poplarism E20.