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panem et circenses

panem et circenses:

a) (direct translation) :bread and circuses in Latin

b) (adj): something that exists purely f-sag with no real concrete purpose

The United Nations today is nothing more than a panem et circenses, a political circus that performs only for the media.

by Sexydimma October 03, 2013


panem et circenses

Bread and circuses in Latin

The phrase panem et circenses can also be applied to the 'fast food and media entertainment' aspect of American culture

by Sexydimma March 17, 2017


panem et circenses

Bread and circuses in Latin

Panem et circenses can also be interpreted by the alt left liberal media in the United States to refer to fast food and entertainment as the main pillars of US culture.

by Sexydimma March 16, 2017


Panem

Panem Today, Panem Tomorrow, Panem Forever!

Panem Forever!”

by luvraven December 10, 2023


Panem

Panem is what Suzan Collins predicts will be America in the future in the trilogy of The Hunger Games

There are 13 districts in Panem, but the thirteenth is destroyed.

by Maha Elnouri July 26, 2019


panem et circences

a) bread and circuses in Latin.
b) the main raison d'être of the American media

the Latin phrase panem et circences can also be translated into modern American English as fast food and entertainment (whether it's sports, the movies, bowling, the media, or computer games) rather than bread and circuses as in The Roman Empire

by Sexydimma December 26, 2014


panem et circences

bread and circuses in Latin

the Latin phrase panem et circences can also be translated into modern American English as fast food and entertainment ( sports, the movies, bowling, the media, or computer games) rather than bread and circuses as in The Roman Empire

by Sexydimma March 15, 2017