Killingry

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The systems and institutions which lead to killing, considered collectively. nonstandard, uncountable

    "That's a very simplified reason for the collapse of the Soviet Union. Soviet Union collapsed because it went bankrupt due to placing more importance on emphasis on military spending than economic investment. More killingry and less livingry."

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"That's a very simplified reason for the collapse of the Soviet Union. Soviet Union collapsed because it went bankrupt due to placing more importance on emphasis on military spending than economic investment. More killingry and less livingry."

Etymology

Coined by American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor and futurist Buckminster Fuller from killing + -ry, modelled on weaponry.

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