fnord
A word commonly held to be invisible to the conscious mind, but subliminally causing a…A word (which may or may not be "fnord" itself) commonly held to be invisible to the conscious mind, but subliminally causing a sense of unease or sudden anger when encountered. So used in the Illuminatus! trilogy.
/fnɔːrd/
Meaning
2 sensesA word (which may or may not be "fnord" itself) commonly held to be invisible to the conscious mind, but subliminally causing a sense of unease or sudden anger when encountered. So used in the Illuminatus! trilogy.
A word defined as having no definition.
Origin
A neologism from the Principia Discordia popularized in the Illuminatus! trilogy.A neologism from the Principia Discordia popularized in the Illuminatus! trilogy.
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