Snowclone
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A snowclone is a phrasal template based on a cliché, substituting words to express a similar idea in a different context, often to humorous or sarcastic effect. For example, the Iraqi dictator Saddam
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Anti-proverb
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An anti-proverb or a perverb is the transformation of a standard proverb for humorous effect. Paremiologist Wolfgang Mieder defines them as "parodied, twisted, or fractured proverbs that reveal humoro
Snowclone
…include formations like the English -gate suffix drawn from the Watergate scandal, or the Italian -opoli, abstracted from the Tangentopoli scandal. Anti-proverb Construction grammar…
A fishing pun on the proverb "Good things come to those who wait."
Graphic spoof on the proverbial concept of "big fish eat little fish", from Spanish context. (The text translates as "Don't panic, organize!")
T-shirts are common sites for anti-proverbs