Mad Max en · ADJ
Etymology
After the Mad Max film franchise.
Meanings
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(figuratively, informal) Suggesting an anarchic, chaotic, or dystopian world or environment.
It is of course my wish to return alive to Norway ... I feel that some of the more experienced veterans in the unit have become a bit more 'Mad Max' than others.
2009, B. Maeland, P. Brunstad, Enduring Military Boredom, From 1750 to the Present, page 94:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Mad Max | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most Mad Max | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Relateds
let them eat cake · nasty, brutish, and short · social safety net