Meaning of antiproverb | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A humorous adaptation of one or more existing proverbs.
2. A proverb that contradicts another.

Examples

“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.”

“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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