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bizarro

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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.

adjective more bizarro · most bizarro

  1. alternative, colloquial Alternative form of bizarre "So you found a cow?" Alison mocked his discovery. "That's bizarro, you know."
  2. humorous, informal Being the opposite or logical inverse of a familiar person, place, or situation. 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.
  3. Pertaining to bizarro fiction. An incredibly fucked-up parody of B-horror movies with a bizarro slant.

noun bizarros

  1. countable, uncountable weirdo, misfit Often described as "the Citizen Kane of dismemberment movies," this cult-movie masterpiece set the standards for the "bizarros-who-turn-their-home-into-a-human-slaughterhouse" horror genre.

    Similar: kook, odd duck, wacko, bizarro, coot, crackpot, crank, eccentric, freak, glaik, hard case, live one

  2. uncountable Bizarro fiction. Bizarro is literature's equivalent to the cult section at the video store.

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@misc{bizarro_2026,
  title = {bizarro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bizarro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}