Prolefeed

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

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"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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