27 June 2008
Schroedenberging (definition)
v. intr. 1. erroneously referencing Schroedinger's cat or the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle or both within unrelated domains, 2. combining the two into a hybrid that expresses neither: The rattle in my car is like Schroedinger's Cat as soon as a mechanic looks for it.
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27 June 2008 at 11:51:18 AM in Language & Literature
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