one-trick-ponyism

English edit

Etymology edit

one-trick pony +‎ -ism

Noun edit

one-trick-ponyism (uncountable)

  1. The state of being a one-trick pony.
    • 2003, The New Yorker, page 17:
      Finally delivering “Room on Fire,” the follow-up to their much ballyhooed debut album, the well-heeled but stylishly bedraggled locals try to dispel accusations of one-trick-ponyism.