Nontroversy

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A supposed controversy that does not exist or is of little importance.

    "It is a terrible shame that the media only helps to covers this up "as a national security measure," while they serve us a diet of needless sporting events and contrived international political situations, >nontroversies< designed to distract even the most brilliant humans into complete and total docility."

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"It is a terrible shame that the media only helps to covers this up "as a national security measure," while they serve us a diet of needless sporting events and contrived international political situations, >nontroversies< designed to distract even the most brilliant humans into complete and total docility."

Etymology

Blend of non- + controversy.

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