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adj
Alternative form of bizarre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, colloquial
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adj
Being the opposite or logical inverse of a familiar person, place, or situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, informal
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adj
Pertaining to bizarro fiction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing
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noun
weirdo, misfit
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: kook, odd duck, wacko, bizarro, coot, crackpot, crank, eccentric, freak, glaik, hard case, live one, nutbag, nutbar, nutcase, nutter, oddball, oddity, odd bod, odd fish, queerdo, queer fish, rum, strange bird, strange fish, strangeling, wack, weirdie, weirdling, weirdo, wild man, wingnut
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noun
Bizarro fiction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Variant of bizarre, equivalent to bizarre + -o; see that entry for more information. In the sense of “logical inverse”, derived via the comic book character Bizarro, an inverted version of Superman from a planet where “good” means “bad” and so on, and further popularized by "The Bizarro Jerry", a 1996 episode of the sitcom Seinfeld.
