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prolefeed

prolefeed noun: worthless entertainment and propaganda designed to satisfy the masses.

Noun

prolefeed (uncountable)

  1. Worthless entertainment and propaganda designed to satisfy the masses.
    • Some words, on the other hand, displayed a frank and contemptuous understanding of the real nature of Oceanic society. An example was prolefeed, meaning the rubbishy entertainment and spurious news which the Party handed out to the masses.1949, Orwell, George, 1903-1950, Nineteen eighty-four, →OCLC
    • Far from being guaranteed to blow your mind, We Will Rock You is guaranteed to bore you rigid. The show is prolefeed at its worst.2002, Theatre Record, volume 22, numbers 10-18, page 615

Origin of prolefeed

From prole + feed, coined by George Orwell in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Questions about prolefeed

What does prolefeed mean?
Prolefeed means worthless entertainment and propaganda designed to satisfy the masses.
What part of speech is prolefeed?
Prolefeed is a noun.

Words near prolefeed in the dictionary

  1. prole
  2. proleague
  3. proleaguer
  4. proleaguers
  5. proled
  6. prolefeed
  7. proleg
  8. prolegal
  9. prolegalism
  10. prolegate
  11. prolegates

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