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fnord en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• /fnɔːrd/
• (US) audio
• /fəˈnɔɹd/

Etymology

A neologism from the Principia Discordia popularized in the Illuminatus! trilogy.

Meanings

1. 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.
2. A word defined as having no definition.

fnord en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /fnɔːrd/
• (US) audio
• /fəˈnɔɹd/

Etymology

A neologism from the Principia Discordia popularized in the Illuminatus! trilogy.

Meanings

1. A metasyntactic variable, similar to foo and bar.

Forms