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Meaning of bizarro | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Português bizarro

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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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