1. A seemingly reasonable or humble suggestion that is actually ironic, satirical, or absurd in intent; often used to critique social issues through irony
His modest proposal to solve homelessness by relocating all poor people to remote islands was clearly satirical.
Sua proposta modesta para resolver a falta de moradia realocando todos os pobres em ilhas remotas era claramente satírica.
2. A reference to Jonathan Swift's 1729 satirical essay 'A Modest Proposal' which ironically suggested eating Irish children to solve poverty
The term 'modest proposal' has become synonymous with biting social satire since Swift's famous work.
O termo 'proposta modesta' tornou-se sinônimo de sátira social mordaz desde a famosa obra de Swift.