Questions tagged [hyperbole]
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Which historical figure did the first "further to the right than X" hyperbole figure?
Was the phrase originally "Further to the right than Genghis Khan", "Further to the right than Attila the Hun", or someone else?
NGrams for "to the right than Genghis" didn't get any matches, nor did "to the right than Attila". I couldn't find any…
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What's a word for exaggerations of "worst, best, least, most, etc."?
I'm trying to recall a word used to describe cases of hyperbole where a speaker refers to a given subject as the ultimate example of something.
For example, President Trump stated, "I am the least racist person you've ever interviewed" to a…
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Are the following classed as "hyperbole"?
When used in a non-literal, colloquial context, would the phrase "is criminal" be considered hyperbole?
For example, used in the following sentence by someone unhappy with how the board are running a company, and without any implication of any…
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