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Definition of 'thneed'

English

Noun

(thneeds)
  • A product which is advertised as being needed by everybody, or which everyone does in fact need.
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  • |year=2000 |author=David Kumar and Daryl Chubin |title=Science, Technology, and Society: A Sourcebook on Research and Practice |chapter= citation |isbn= |page=221 |passage=Do You Really, I Mean REALLY, Need a Thneed ?}}
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  • |year=2004 |author=Jonathan Lethem |title=The Fortress of Solitude |chapter= citation |isbn= |page=361 |passage=I needed orange juice, a toothbrush, a blood transfusion, a Bloody Mary, Abigale Ponders, Leslie Cunningham, a Thneed , someone to watch over me, a miracle every day—anything but a moment of truth between myself and Zelmo Swift.}}
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  • |year=2012 |author=Shauna Springer |title=Marriage, for Equals: The Successful Joint (Ad)Ventures of Well-Educated Couples |chapter= citation |isbn= |page=12 |passage=Call now—the remarkable 'thneed' is available only while supplies last...”}}

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