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    [Adjective]  | "ab*surd" | \ əb-ˈsərd \


    1: ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous : extremely silly or ridiculous

    2: having no rational or orderly relationship to human life : meaningless; also : lacking order or value

    3: dealing with the absurd or with absurdism


    Origin: 1530 ;

     Borrowed from Middle French absurde, going back to Old French absorde, borrowed from Latin absurdus "out of tune, uncouth, inappropriate, ridiculous," from ab- {see: |ab-|ab-} + surdus "unhearing, deaf, muffled, dull" {mat|surd:1|};

    [Noun]  | "absurd" 


    1: the state or condition in which human beings exist in an irrational and meaningless universe and in which human life has no ultimate meaning —usually used with the


    Origin: 1946 ;

     Borrowed from French (l')absurde, derivative of absurde {see: |absurd:1|absurd:1};

    [Noun]  | "the absurd" 


    1: a state or condition of extreme silliness or foolishness : an absurd or ridiculous state

    2: things that are absurd

    [Noun phrase]  | "theater of the absurd" 


    1: theater that seeks to represent the absurdity of human existence in a meaningless universe by bizarre or fantastic means


    Origin: 1961 ;

    [Adjective]  | "absurd" 


    1: conceived or made without regard for reason or reality;


      * e.g., " ... absurd claims of having been abducted by UFO's "





    2: showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment;


      * e.g., " ... an absurd rule that bicycles are not allowed in the park "





    3: so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter;


      * e.g., " ... it's absurd to expect to make a killing in the stock market overnight "



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     [ "absurd" ]

    1: crazy, unreasonable, untimely

      * e.g.,  ... "That guys Escalade on 24s was absurd" 

     [ "absurd" ]

    1: a word meaning ridiculous, commonly used by the character snape.

      * e.g.,  ... could someone be a portkey? no, thats absurd 

     [ "absurd" ]

    1: ridiculous, something unbelievable, amazing

      * e.g.,  ... That play in the game last night was absolutely absurd. 

     [ "absurd" ]

    1: adj. ridiculous, dumb, crazy.

      * e.g.,  ... But that is the most absurd thing that I've ever heard! 

     [ "absurdism" ]

    1: Life is meaningless. Have a cup of coffee.

      * e.g.,  ... Albert Camus, one of the pioneers of absurdism, once said, "Should I kill myself or, have a cup of coffee?" 

     [ "The Absurd" ]

    1: The philosophical conflict between a man’s tendency to seek hot bitches in life and the inability to find any. This term was first coined by Albert Camus through his works regarding Absurdism, a philosophy he popularized largely throughout the 1940’s.

      * e.g.,  ... Man 1: “Hey man, where did all the hot bitches go?” Man 2: “I don’t know man, It seems as though they’ve been wiped off the face of the earth.” Man 1: “Fuck, It looks like we’ve just nosedived straight into The absurd.” Man 2: “Oof.” 

     [ "absurding" ]

    1: unreasonable, illogical, silly, joking(absurd combined with kidding)

      * e.g.,  ... Person1: Youre going to summer school 

     [ "Absurdity" ]

    1: HAHAHAHAHA AHA AHA AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! THAT'S FUCKING HILARIOUS!!!

      * e.g.,  ... Hym "I'm glad the absurdity of the world continues to keep me (morally) in the clear. The Lizzard is doing God's work over there. Hahaha! That is great. You guys are the fucking worst. First you try to win the game. Now you're trying to prove that you're right. Why not just cut your losses and take the 'L'? 'We ShOuLdN't HaVe To LoSe To YoU!!! yOuR'e NoT bEtTeR tHaN aLl Of Us!!!' Oh! Be careful! That sounds familiar! You're starting to sound like ME! Hahahahahahahaha!!!! Holy shit! This. Is. Priceless. You HAVE to see how ridiculous this is! There is no way you don't! Hahaha! I can't! I just can't! Why do you guys have to be like this? And on a different note; swollen? Really!? You gotta do better than that! You're almost as bad a Shuuji over there! It does hurt a little bit though. When I bite or open my jaw. Ouch. I appreciate you thinking about me though. Whatever makes you feel better about the situation. Anywho... I wild. And to think, if I hadn't been hired to work in a sex cult none of us would be here right now. I still wouldn't be getting any but I'd probably be striving valiantly toward the future and you wouldn't know I existed. I'd still have people following me but think of all the things that wouldn't have been if I had kept my mouth shut. Hahahahahahaha aha aha! Hoooooo... This is tragic. Truly and seriously tragic." 

     [ "Absurdative" ]

    1: More than absurd. Used as a exclamation.

      * e.g.,  ... Who would name their daughter Tequila? That's absurdative! 

     [ "absurdity" ]

    1: Contrary to all reason or common sense. Utterly senseless.

      * e.g.,  ... Azul27: Internet Explorer > Firefox 

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