breaks the fourth wall

A form of break the fourth wall — To apparently communicate with reality directly, such as when characters of literature comment on the existence of a reader.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of break the fourth wall
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