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Buridan's asses

Buridan's asses is the plural of Buridan's ass.

Meaning of Buridan's ass

Noun

Buridan's ass (countable and uncountable, plural Buridan's asses)

  1. (countable, derogatory) A person or organization who does not make a choice.
    • The National Peace Council was, I will not say a Buridan's Ass, but a kind of eunuch organisation, unable to take a decision one way or another.1972, Sir George Edward Gordon Catlin, For God's sake, go!: an autobiography
  2. (derogatory, uncountable) Collectively, people who do not make a choice.
    • Not that they are Buridan's ass; they just do not believe in categorical decisions.1972, The Statesman, volume 22, page 76

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Questions about Buridan's asses

What is Buridan's asses the plural of?
Buridan's asses is the plural of Buridan's ass.

Words near Buridan's asses in the dictionary

  1. burick
  2. buricks
  3. Buridan
  4. Buridan formula
  5. Buridan's ass
  6. Buridan's asses
  7. Buridan's bridge
  8. Buridan's donkey
  9. Buridanian
  10. burie
  11. buried

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