Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

we live in a society

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables: we live in a -so-ci-ety
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

The mores of society are irrational, hypocritical or otherwise flawed.

Humorous

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 comic book character The Joker.

Usage

Humorous

Questions

What does we live in a society mean?: The mores of society are irrational, hypocritical or otherwise flawed.
Where does we live in a society come from?: 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 comic book character The Joker.

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