English Explanatory Dictionary

Maslow's hammer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The axiom that "if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail".

Word forms

Maslow's hammer

Etymology

Attributed to Abraham Maslow, who wrote about it in the 1960s.

Synonyms

golden hammer
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