"Worthington's law" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From a 1997 comedy sketch on Mr. Show with Bob and David. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Worthington's law
  1. (humorous, frequently capitalized) "More money = better than". One who has more money is of greater value than one who has less. Wikipedia link: Mr. Show with Bob and David Tags: humorous Categories (topical): Money Related terms: argumentum ad crumenam
    Sense id: en-Worthington's_law-en-name-Qe-ZXzjT Categories (other): English adages ending in "law", English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1997 November 7, Bush is a Pussy (Mr. Show with Bob and David), season 3, episode 7, spoken by Carl Espick (David Cross):",
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          "ref": "2014 April 10, Matt Reevy, “The 8 NFL Coaches Pulling in the Most Money Per Game”, in Wall St. Cheat Sheet, archived from the original on 2014-04-11:",
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