English Explanatory Dictionary

we live in a society

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. The mores of society are irrational, hypocritical or otherwise flawed.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-we live in a society.wav

Word forms

we live in a society

Etymology

A truncation of longer phrases of the form e.g. "we live in a society in which X", where X is typically some form of hypocrisy or absurdity. In image macros, this is often paired with a picture of the comic book character The Joker.

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