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anti-proverb: a standalone construct

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anti-proverb1 CONSTRUCTAnti-proverbMIEDER · FOLKLORE STUDIES

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Folklore studies

a deliberate variation of a known proverb that twists its wording or message, often for humor, satire or advertising.

In folklore studies, anti-proverb refers to a deliberate variation of a known proverb that twists its wording or message, often for humor, satire or advertising. This meaning comes from Mieder (1999) in Twisted wisdom: modern anti-proverbs.[1]

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folklore1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructhumor1 fields · 3 citationsanchor · a standalone constructmessage3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

  1. Mieder, W., & Tóthné Litovkina, A. (1999). Twisted wisdom: Modern anti-proverbs. University of Vermont. Open Library record

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