pataphysical
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Relating to pataphysics, the parodic, absurd pseudo-science of imaginary solutions created by French writer Alfred Jarry.
"The play's pataphysical humor left the audience both bewildered and amused by its intentionally nonsensical logic."
Intentionally nonsensical, overly complex, or absurd, especially in a way that mimics profound philosophical or scientific reasoning.
"He offered a rather pataphysical explanation for why his alarm clock failed to go off, involving imaginary time dilation and the alignment of distant stars."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the French word 'pataphysique', coined by the writer Alfred Jarry in 1893 to describe a parodic 'science of imaginary solutions'. Jarry formed it playfully from 'physics'.
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