"Black Mirror" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=Black Mirror}} Black Mirror (uncountable)
  1. (Internet slang, chiefly hyperbolic, chiefly derogatory) A technocratic dystopia of the kind featured in the television series Black Mirror. Tags: Internet, derogatory, excessive, uncountable Categories (topical): Television Related terms: 1984
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