"trolleyology" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-trolleyology.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: trolley + -ology Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|trolley|ology}} trolley + -ology Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} trolleyology (uncountable)
  1. (slang, humorous) An area of philosophy dealing with the kind of moral dilemma typified by the trolley problem of whether to sacrifice one person to save others. Tags: humorous, slang, uncountable Derived forms: trolleyological, trolleyologist
    Sense id: en-trolleyology-en-noun-~LYNXQx~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ology

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