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Mad Max
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English
Etymology
After the Mad Max film franchise.
Adjective
Mad Max
en informal figurative Suggesting an anarchic, chaotic, or dystopian world or environment.
en 2009 Enduring Military Boredom, From 1750 to the Present B. Maeland, P. Brunstad 94 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.
See also
en let them eat cake nasty, brutish, and short social safety net
en eponyms