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Etymology
Use of a reference to alternative realities to imply that the thing criticized is inconsistent with our own reality.
Meanings
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How. (used in rhetorical questions to criticize something as completely inconsistent with reality and/or logic).
In what world is it "wholly unconscionable and politically unpalatable" to deny Nigeria a Security Council veto?
2005, Chicago journal of international law, volume 6, page 635:In what world is the ability to be attacked by bees on command a superpower?
2014, Joseph R. Lallo, The Other Eight, volume 1: