Law of Jante

English

Etymology

Introduced by the Dano-Norwegian author Aksel Sandemose in the 1933 novel A Fugitive Crosses His Tracks (En flyktning krysser sitt spor), in which Jante is a small Danish town where nobody is anonymous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjæntə/

Proper noun

Law of Jante

  1. A social code in Scandinavian countries that opposes individualism, ambition, and vanity.

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