"all cats are beautiful" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-all cats are beautiful.wav [General-American]
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  1. A supposed expansion of the acronym ACAB (“all cops are bastards”).
    Sense id: en-all_cats_are_beautiful-en-phrase-2-NH26RT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Anarchism, Cats, Law enforcement, Leftism
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