- a variation of deviance.
deviancy
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The meeting had been called to address deviancy in the arts—as defined by Castro.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
But this specific language about "deviancy" has never appeared in warnings.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
I think a lot about the old phrase “defining deviancy down.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
We are in that sort sliding trajectory that the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan once described as “defining deviancy downward.”
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2017
But once they did the result was sparkling music laced with a delicious dose of acerbic deviancy.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2015
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