The condition, characteristics, or behaviour of a bluestocking; intellectualism, or the affectation of this, in a woman. [derogatory in 19th and early 20th cent. use.]
Origin
Early 19th century. From bluestocking + -ism. Compare earlier blueism.
Definition of bluestockingism in US English:
bluestockingism
nounˈbluːˌstɒkɪŋɪz(ə)m
historical
The condition, characteristics, or behaviour of a bluestocking; intellectualism, or the affectation of this, in a woman. [derogatory in 19th and early 20th cent. use.]
Origin
Early 19th century. From bluestocking + -ism. Compare earlier blueism.