Nov 17, 2011 · This is the sense in which my teenagers would use this term.” So let me resubmit the question on “meta” in simpler format. When your teenager boy says “It’s (or this is) meta,” what does …

Jan 11, 2011 · I could add more examples where meta- has still other meanings. So, when you have a Greek foreign word with meta- you have to get information about the meaning of meta-.

Aug 17, 2019 · Here's the definition of meta - pertaining to or noting a story, conversation, character, etc., that consciously references or comments upon its own subject or features, often in the form of …

Sep 1, 2020 · "meta- a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, with the meanings “after,” “along with,” “beyond,” “among,” “behind,” and productive in English on the Greek model."; "hyper- a prefix …

Jun 12, 2019 · Your example fits more into definition 2, while other meta examples are more self-aware and even "break the fourth wall" to comment on themselves. Examples of the use of "meta": Why …

Jan 3, 2013 · Examples would be: ‘The English language is in common use around the world’ , ‘I put my keyboard to good use’. For the noun ‘ usage ’ the basic dictionary definition can look pretty much the …

Nov 13, 2011 · Dowd's description of something meta is only sort-of kind-of a-little-bit meta. It's more about someone writing what they have experience with. This word, "meta" is a vaguely casual bit of …

Jun 29, 2024 · I did a lot of online research, but I what I found were examples of double entendres. There were examples that claimed to be triple entendres, but they had one primary meaning and two …

Feb 28, 2013 · Just to throw a mild spanner/curiosity into the mix - what about if a chair was made from bits of wood, or when a sculpture is being made from nuts and bolts? The specific things aren't being …

Apr 8, 2019 · These distinctions are reflected in sexually dimorphic brain structures (see Ellis et al., 2008, for recent meta-analyses). Incorrect: Gender differences may reflect underlying continuous …