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<p>Content pass: encyclopedic seed/expansion</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Tip of the iceberg&#039;&#039;&#039; is an English idiom meaning that what is currently visible or known is only a small part of a larger problem, story, or body of facts. The phrase draws on the physical fact that most of an iceberg&#039;s mass is underwater.<br /> <br /> ==Usage==<br /> Journalists, investigators, and everyday speakers use the idiom when early revelations imply more to come. It is metaphorical speech, not a ranking diagram.<br /> <br /> ==Connection to meme charts==<br /> [[Iceberg chart|Iceberg charts]] literalise the idiom as a labelled graphic: the &quot;tip&quot; holds common knowledge, and lower tiers dramatise &quot;the rest.&quot; Related literary and academic metaphors include Hemingway&#039;s [[Iceberg theory]] and Hall&#039;s [[Cultural iceberg model]].<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Iceberg chart]]<br /> * [[Submerged lore]]<br /> <br /> ==Sources==<br /> * Standard English idiom references; maritime fact that icebergs float with majority submerged.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Metaphor and idiom]]<br /> [[Category:Iceberg formats]]</div>

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