Meaning of chaotic good | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Of a character: having an alignment that is chaotic (tending to disregard the laws and conventions of society) and good (not doing evil acts).
2. Doing or being good in a very unexpected, offbeat, or unconventional manner.
   Internet, broadly

Examples

“Cups are firmly chaotic good; they're good for the environment, but you can't use them without getting covered in your own blood.”

“But if influencers can't help but self-promote, even in the cringiest of times, perhaps it's a little better that they now are also actually raising money? Hey, I'm not saying this "chaotic good" scenario is, well, good. But it exists. And it's not the worst thing that's ever happened.”

“Like draft day for a suffering sports team, our response to the pandemic represents a rebuild opportunity, and many commentators—see: a recent piece at Politico featuring the predictions of 34 "big thinkers"—are casting the aftershocks of coronavirus as potentially chaotic good.”

“On Monday — in what is perhaps the most chaotic good energy we've felt in a long time — McDonald's announced that the company is partnering with BTS, the world-renowned Korean band, for its next celebrity meal.”

“20222022 was a strange time for video games. I've already taken to calling it "the chaotic-good year" of releases.”

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