# Maslow's hammer

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The axiom that "if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail".

## Etymology
Attributed to Abraham Maslow, who wrote about it in the 1960s.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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