Weird
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The word weird may refer to:
- "odd, uncanny", see surreal humourSurreal humourSurreal humour is a form of humour based on violations of causal reasoning with events and behaviours that are logically incongruent. Constructions of surreal humour involve bizarre juxtapositions, non-sequiturs, irrational situations, and/or expressions of nonsense.The humour arises from a...
, mental confusionMental confusionConfusion of a pathological degree usually refers to loss of orientation sometimes accompanied by disordered consciousness and often memory Confusion (from Latin confusĭo, -ōnis, noun of action from confundere "to pour together", also "to confuse") of a pathological degree usually refers to loss...
, freakFreakIn current usage, the word "freak" is commonly used to refer to a person with something unusual about their appearance or behaviour. This usage dates from the so-called freak scene of the 1960s and 1970s. "Freak" in this sense may be used either as a pejorative, a term of admiration, or a... - WyrdWyrdWyrd is a concept in Anglo-Saxon culture roughly corresponding to fate or personal destiny. The word is ancestral to Modern English weird, which retains its original meaning only dialectally....
, the Germanic concept of fate; Weird Sisters, the Germanic Fates - "Weird", a song from Hilary Duff's Hilary Duff (album)Hilary Duff (album)Hilary Duff is the eponymous third studio album by American recording artist Hilary Duff. The album was released on September 28, 2004 by Hollywood Records as a follow up to the internationally successful, Metamorphosis . Duff cited the album as being more mature than her previous, stating...
- "Weird" (Hanson song)Weird (Hanson song)"Weird" is a song written and performed by the American pop rock band Hanson. It was the fourth hit single from the band's third album Middle of Nowhere . It was also featured in the 1997 film The Borrowers, playing during the end credits....
- Weird (comics)Weird (comics)The Weird is a fictional DC Comics character created by Jim Starlin and Bernie Wrightson. He first appeared in his own self-titled miniseries The Weird in 1988.-Publication history:The Weird appeared in the eponymous mini-series....
, a fictional DC Comics character - Weird numberWeird numberIn number theory, a weird number is a natural number that is abundant but not semiperfect.In other words, the sum of the proper divisors of the number is greater than the number, but no subset of those divisors sums to the number itself.- Examples :The smallest weird number is 70...
, a natural number that is abundant but not semiperfect - Weird fictionWeird fictionWeird fiction is a subgenre of speculative fiction written in the late 19th and early 20th century. It can be said to encompass the ghost story and other tales of the macabre. Weird fiction is distinguished from horror and fantasy in that it predates the niche marketing of genre fiction...
, speculative literature written in the late 19th and early 20th century
See also
- Weirdo (disambiguation)Weirdo (disambiguation)Weirdo may refer to:* Weirdo , an alternative comics anthology published by Last Gasp* The Weirdos, a punk rock band* "Weirdo", a single by the Charlatans UK off their album Between 10th and 11th...
- New Weird AmericaNew Weird AmericaNew Weird America describes a subgenre of psychedelic and indie music, often psych folk, of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.-Origin of the term:...
, a subgenre of psychedelic folk music of the mid-late 2000s - "Weird Al" Yankovic"Weird Al" YankovicAlfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts...
, an American musician and parodist - Forteana