Meaning of bizarro | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Being the opposite or logical inverse of a familiar person, place, or situation.
   humorous, informal
2. Pertaining to bizarro fiction.

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Examples

“"So you found a cow?" Alison mocked his discovery. "That's bizarro, you know⟳."”

“"Man," Hesketh said, "that's bizarro. One second they're there, and the next nothing.”

“In some alternate, bizarro universe, there was probably a bizarro Kirsten who was totally awesome. Bizarro Kirsten gave bizarro Dillie and bizarro Liza awesome makeovers and awesome advice and let⟳ them stay⟳ up after hours eating awesome snacks and watching awesome late-night TV.”

“This then leads to Elaine's entrance into what Jerry describes as a “Bizarro world,” citing the Superman concept, in which all of the facets of the show⟳ as we know⟳ it, especially its principle^([sic]) characters, are reproduced in some way backward.”

“Egypt is a Bizarro-Canaan, looking as Canaan might look⟳ seen through Alice's looking glass. It shows the Judeans how a country should not be run⟳.”

“When the occupation began, Jon Stewart called it “the Bizarro Tea Party,” which is funny because it's the Tea Party—billionaires organizing mad-as-hell rallies against working-class programs—that is a bizarro version of a genuine grassroots protest⟳ movement.”

“An incredibly fucked-up parody of B-horror movies with a bizarro slant.”

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