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Learned a new word thanks! I thought it was some amalgamation of bro-this or bro-that.

Bromides: a trite and unoriginal idea or remark, typically intended to soothe or placate. "feel-good bromides create the illusion of problem solving"




They aren't bromides if there's evidence that they work.


We need a companion word to bromides for cheap cynicism or "feel-bad bromides"




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