Prolefeed
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Worthless entertainment and propaganda designed to satisfy the masses. uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From prole + feed, coined by George Orwell in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
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