Phrase guide
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noun
An idea which is especially extreme, unorthodox or distasteful, often put forward in jest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see modest, proposal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Jonathan Swift's 1729 satire A Modest Proposal, which suggested cannibalism as a solution to Irish poverty.
