Metaphor For Insignificance Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies • (British usage) mosquito
	38%	5		"All ___ is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry": G. K. Chesterton
	noun • informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar • a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) verb • use slang or vulgar language • fool or hoax • abuse with coarse language
	32%	8		Insignificance
	noun • the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous • smallness of stature

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New York Times13 Sep 2016	Down 62
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