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The meaning and origin of the expression: Something is rotten in the state of Denmark

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Something is rotten in the state of Denmark

What's the origin of the phrase 'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark'?

'Something is rotten in the state of DenmarkFrom Shakespeare's Hamlet, 1602.

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