The practice, behavior, or philosophy of cobblers; poor quality repair work; or poorly executed work in general.
From cobbler + -ism (a system, practice, or condition). Reflects the historical slight toward cobblers as doing inferior work despite being essential tradespeople.
Cobblerism reveals class prejudice in language—shoemakers were vital tradespeople, yet their name became synonymous with shoddy work, showing how occupational names could be insults!
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