This article gives a definition of the anti-proverb and terminology, discusses its occurrence, treats proverbs most popular for variation and proverbs with international distribution, addresses different mechanisms of proverb variation and topics emerging in anti-proverbs, and last but not least reviews the background of antiproverb research. The vast majority of the anti-proverbs quoted in this chapter are in English, and were taken primarily from American and British written sources185. In some additional cases, anti-proverbs from other languages (Russian, French, German, and Hungarian) might also be quoted.

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