The phrase is a "schoolboy joke" in mock Latin, created by adding Latin suffixes to English words.

In both Margaret Atwood's novel and the series, the phrase functions as a "totemic power" for Offred, reminding her that she is part of a lineage of resistance rather than just an isolated victim.

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