nasty, brutish, and short
English
Adjective
nasty
,
brutish
,
and
short
(
idiomatic
,
somewhat
derogatory
)
Of a
hypothetical
state
of
human
life
, without a
government
or
society
, and
marked
by
constant
fear
,
violence
, and
insecurity
.
See also
let them eat cake
Mad Max
social safety net