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- noun A
metasyntactic variable , similar tofoo andbar . - interjection 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.
- interjection A word defined as having no definition.
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Examples
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Not only that, fnord, that is the ugliest animal I've ever seen, from this wildlife
Blogtimore, Hon 2009
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A loud, annoying one that said "fnord" way too much.
sirilyan Diary Entry sirilyan 2001
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What I find hilarious is that the Wikipedia article suggests that this book influenced The DaVinci Code (as a conspiracy novel) - perhaps I missed Hagbard or fnord in Dan Brown's pop-culture craze?
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I think I've mentioned this before, (fnord) but Illuminatus kind of (fnord) sucks.
ana-ng Diary Entry ana-ng 2009
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Schrodinger's Cat is wonderful, and (fnord) Wilson's collections of essays will make your brain explode, but none of it (fnord) makes any sense unless you slog through Illuminuatus (fnord) first.
ana-ng Diary Entry ana-ng 2009
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The term "far-right" is a fnord, used in this case to mark where people are supposed to feel fear and revulsion.
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If you don't see the fnord it can't eat you, don't see the fnord, don't see the fnord...
Gerry Canavan 2007
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(It technically has a name, and that name is fnord, but it is really just the Old Box.)
sirilyan Diary Entry sirilyan 2004
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Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) - ESA/Hubble Collaboration To: null and void; fnord; Number57; KevinDavis; rdb3; MNJohnnie; RightWhale; proudofthesouth; ...
Latest Articles NASA 2010
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Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) - ESA/Hubble Collaboration To: null and void; fnord; Number57; KevinDavis; rdb3; MNJohnnie; RightWhale; proudofthesouth; ...
Latest Articles NASA 2010
sionnach commented on the word fnord
Why have I learned about this word only now?
November 3, 2007
oroboros commented on the word fnord
Words'll do that to youse.
November 3, 2007
skipvia commented on the word fnord
One of my favorite scenes from the Adam West Batman TV show went something like this:
Robin: Gosh, Batman! Is there anything you don't know?
Batman: (seriously) Yes, Robin. There are...several things I don't know.
I feel like rewriting it:
Skipvia: Gosh, sionnach. Are there any words you don't know?
Sionnach: (Seriously) Well, there's this one.
November 3, 2007
sionnach commented on the word fnord
Skipvia : That's hilarious. Flattering, but the reality is that my ignorance knows no bounds.
November 3, 2007
reesetee commented on the word fnord
No, I'm with skipvia. This is the only word you don't know, sionnach. I'm convinced.
Except now you know it. :-)
November 4, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word fnord
This word really sounds like something Pinky would say to the Brain.
November 4, 2007
seanahan commented on the word fnord
What are we going to do tonight chained_bear?
November 4, 2007
blasphamnesia commented on the word fnord
hail Eris
October 3, 2008
HollisIncrease commented on the word fnord
Rather curious how no definition exists for fnord on this site. No doubt THEY are responsible. Although it may be an ExorcisE in futility, I will attempt to subvert THEM by offering this word's meaning. First of all, you must realise there are many different types of fnords. The first one, a fnord, is a peculiar type of pastry that's a cross between a jelly-filled donut and a cinnamon roll, but nobody knows where they come from, all pastry companies deny having the recipe, but they still are quite flavourful. The second variety, a fnord, is rumored to be a mid sized furry rodent resembling a muskrat, but may in fact be a nutria-chupacabra hybrid, and has so far eluded all attempts at capture. The third variety, fnords, are the lint in the navel of the mites that eat. The fourth variety, fnords, are common everyday items like pencils and shoelaces which are the physical manifestations of disinformation or irrelevant information intending to misdirect, with the implication of a worldwide conspiracy. The fifth variety are common fnords. I hope that helps to clear some things up.
April 24, 2011
oroboros commented on the word fnord
A plot device where something appears wildly out of context. Think of John Cleese sitting at a desk in the middle of a stream, saying: "And now for something completely different!" Heard on an NPR <i>Says You</i> show segment.
February 22, 2015
dogdoc commented on the word fnord
1) a word held to be invisible to the conscious mind, but
subliminally causing a sense of angst when encountered
2) a word defined as having no definition
3) anything jarringly out of context (intentional or not)
May 22, 2024