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Worthington's law

Worthington's law proper noun: "More money = better than". One who has more money is of greater value than one who has less.

Proper noun

Worthington's law

  1. (humorous, frequently capitalized) "More money = better than". One who has more money is of greater value than one who has less.
    • Did you know that according to Worthington's Law, the opera singer who called himself the "Great" Caruso was nowhere near as great as Sammy Hagar, the Red Rocker?1997 November 7, Bush is a Pussy (Mr. Show with Bob and David), season 3, episode 7, spoken by Carl Espick (David Cross)
    • You need to take into account Worthington's Law -- People who make more money than you are *better* than you, and are therefore above reproach.2004 June 20, Milhouse Guidry, “Re: (OT) Much Ado About Michael Moore.”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet), message-ID <20040620105014.04657.00000255@mb-m10.aol.com>

Origin of Worthington's law

From a 1997 comedy sketch on Mr. Show with Bob and David.

Questions about Worthington's law

What does Worthington's law mean?
Worthington's law means "More money = better than". One who has more money is of greater value than one who has less.
What part of speech is Worthington's law?
Worthington's law is a proper noun.

Words near Worthington's law in the dictionary

  1. Worthingites
  2. Worthings
  3. Worthington
  4. Worthington jet
  5. Worthington jets
  6. Worthington's law
  7. Worthingtons
  8. worthless
  9. worthlesser
  10. worthlessest
  11. worthlessly

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