Fnord
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Etymology


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

Interjection



  1. (Discordianism) 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. (Discordianism) A word defined as having no definition.
 
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