Literally, without law, a condition of disintegration of a society into individual components resulting from the absence of conventions, shared perceptions and goals. A social system describable as a mere aggregate, the state of maximum social entropy.
The Brady Bunch befell anomie when that fat maid left for vacation. When she got back, she had to clean up Marsha's mung, castrate all the boys and kick out the littest one's boyfriend, and hide the ugly wife's body. After which she looks at the camera and shrugs to a big audience laugh.
by Dustin Belleau September 6, 2003
anomie·poseur
an·o·mie or an·o·my
n.
Social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.
Alienation and purposelessness experienced by a person or a class as a result of a lack of standards, values, or ideals: “We must now brace ourselves for disquisitions on peer pressure, adolescent anomie and rage” (Charles Krauthammer).
po·seur
n.
One who affects a particular attribute, attitude, or identity to impress or influence others.
put together, its the posering of feeling like an outcast. or pretending to be diffrent
an·o·mie or an·o·my
n.
Social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.
Alienation and purposelessness experienced by a person or a class as a result of a lack of standards, values, or ideals: “We must now brace ourselves for disquisitions on peer pressure, adolescent anomie and rage” (Charles Krauthammer).
po·seur
n.
One who affects a particular attribute, attitude, or identity to impress or influence others.
put together, its the posering of feeling like an outcast. or pretending to be diffrent
by hoopengardener October 17, 2005
Trumpism for someone who exposes to the world what that you are being babysat by the people around you
The latest act of resistance is the op ed published in the failing New York times by an-anomis reallyan an-anomis gutless coward.
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