we live in a society

English

Etymology

A truncation of longer phrases of the form e.g. "we live in a society in which X", where X is typically some form of hypocrisy or absurdity. In image macros, this is often paired with a picture of The Joker, a comic book character.

Phrase

we live in a society

  1. (Internet slang, humorous) the mores of society are irrational, hypocritical or otherwise flawed
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