Etymology

all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others

Today it means: Used to satirize the hypocrisy of unequal political hierarchies in societies that profess equality for all. Full definition →

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The story

Coined by George Orwell in 1945 in Animal Farm.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.