Modest-proposal Definition

noun

A idea which is especially extreme, unorthodox or distasteful, often put forward in jest.

Wiktionary

Used other than as an idiom: see modest,‎ proposal.

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Noun

Singular:
modest-proposal
Plural:
modest-proposals

Origin of Modest-proposal

  • From Jonathan Swift's 1729 satire A Modest Proposal, which suggested cannibalism as a solution to Irish poverty.

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