The system isn’t broken. It’s fixed.¶ Another species of anti-proverb, this one plays on the phrase “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” which seems to have emerged in the 1960s.
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Antiproverb
Synonyms for "antiproverb"
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Translations
4 translations across 4 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- väännös sananlaskusta noun (a humorous adaptation of a proverb)
French
1 entries- antiparémie noun (a humorous adaptation of a proverb)
German
1 entries- Antisprichwort noun (a humorous adaptation of a proverb)
Portuguese
1 entries- antiprovérbio noun (a humorous adaptation of a proverb)
Sample sentences
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But for every proverb there is an antiproverb ("Too many cooks spoil the broth" vs. "Two heads are better than one," and so on).
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