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antiproverbs

antiproverbs is the plural of antiproverb.

Meaning of antiproverb

Noun

antiproverb (plural antiproverbs)

  1. A humorous adaptation of one or more existing proverbs.
    • The system isn’t broken. It’s fixed.¶ Another species of anti-proverb, this one plays on the phrase “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” which seems to have emerged in the 1960s.2015 April 16, David Shariatmadari, “Are these 11 proverbs for the digital age?”, in The Guardian
  2. A proverb that contradicts another.
    • But for every proverb there is an antiproverb ("Too many cooks spoil the broth" vs. "Two heads are better than one," and so on).1987, Howard Margolis, Patterns, Thinking, and Cognition: A Theory of Judgment, page 92

Questions about antiproverbs

What is antiproverbs the plural of?
Antiproverbs is the plural of antiproverb.

Words near antiproverbs in the dictionary

  1. antiprotons
  2. antiprotozoal
  3. antiprotozoals
  4. antiprotozoan
  5. antiproverb
  6. antiproverbs
  7. antiprudential
  8. antipruritic
  9. antipruritics
  10. antipseudomonal
  11. antipseudomonals

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