Usually means: Satirical, cynical commentary on society.
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▸ adjective:  Of or pertaining to Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (1880–1956), influential American writer and critic.

Similar:
Menningerian, menological, Mertonian, Meckelian, Mensan, Mencian, Mennonite, Bensonian, Mengerian, Horkheimerian, more...

Opposite:
anti-Menckenian, un-Menckenian, non-Menckenian

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Similar:
Menningerian, menological, Mertonian, Meckelian, Mensan, Mencian, Mennonite, Bensonian, Mengerian, Horkheimerian, more...

Opposite:
anti-Menckenian, un-Menckenian, non-Menckenian



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