populism 

1. A principle that the citizenry of a nation decides its government's endeavors.

2. An often noisy and/or militant mob mentality fostering anti-intellectualism, which operates from primitive emotional instincts rather than from civil, substantive disagreement.

1. As a result of the populism shown at yesterday's peaceful protests, we shall seek to come to a more bipartisan agreement on the current House bill.

2. It was pure pandemonium at the nationwide teabagging festivals last week, which included political hacks as guest speakers, conservatives who falsely claimed that liberals were "protesting with them," anarchists who don't understand why we have taxes in the first place, brainwashed individuals who don't realize they actually benefit from the stimulus bill, conspiracy theorists, libertarians who are protesting taxation WITH representation, Calvinists who think colonial Americans were "saints" just because they lived in an earlier time period even though they owned slaves and often came down with syphilis, and attention whores who like to think they're just like these colonial revolutionaries of the 1700s.

In other words, there was much populism.

populism by jrappa May 2, 2009

Populism 

A simplistic ideology that focuses on grievance and often implies there is an easy solution but often lacks concrete proposals.

Knee-jerk hostility to trade and immigration are tenets of populism

Populism by ConsDemo August 22, 2006

populism 

A phenomenon in which government specifically economics is perceived to operate according to the laws of small business.

Populism believes that the economy operates according the laws of small business in contrast to neoliberalism which proffers that the government operates according to the laws of BIG business (corporations).

populism by tomorrowtomorrow December 16, 2018

populism 

The amount of popsicles one possesses at a specific place and time

For example, an excessive number of popsicles in a single freezer can be described as “over populism.”

populism by levimeara January 28, 2023

populist 

A term for a person or movement that embodies populism i.e. anti-intellectualism masquerading as disdain for "the elites" i.e. anybody who uses facts in an argument. This is generally found in the far-right (or alt-right, as they like to call themselves now), but far-left populists are not uncommon, just less prone to xenophobic bullshit

2016 was the year Britain and the USA fell for populist bullshit.

populist by post-truthpillock March 23, 2017

Schrödinger's Populist

A thoughtless political experiment in which contradictory and counterproductive governance creates a society so fragmented and chaotic that its leaders are only mocked rather than overthrown.

Alexander Boris DePfeffel Johnson is the very archetype of a Schrödinger's Populist.

Schrödinger's Populist by Professor Arsegarp July 23, 2021

potulism 

An affliction caused by smoking too much marijuana. Results in nausea and vomiting.

Dude, I smoked so much weed last night I now have a wicked case of potulism.

potulism by Treesaw April 8, 2008