-
propositions may be
regarded as "nonsense". For example, "1+1=2" is a
nonsensical proposition.
Wittgenstein wrote in
Tractatus Logico Philosophicus that...
- A
nonsense song is one
written mainly for the
purpose of
entertainment using nonsense syllables at
least in the chorus. Such a song
generally has a simple...
- In linguistics, a
nonce word—also
called an occasionalism—is any word (lexeme), or any
sequence of
sounds or letters,
created for a
single occasion or...
-
nowadays to be used for
straightforward humour,
rather than
having a
nonsensical effect.
Among writers in
English noted for
nonsense verse are Edward...
- it as when "someone ****erts his
claim by
saying something so
patently nonsensical that the listener's
brain shuts down completely". Jay Heinrichs' book...
-
often carrying subcultural significance into a new
video for humorous,
nonsensical, random, vulgar, satirical, obscene, absurd, profane, annoying, confusing...
-
simplified Chinese: 无厘头; Jyutping: mou4 lei4 tau4; pinyin: Wúlítóu; lit. '
nonsensical') is a type of
slapstick humour ****ociated with Hong Kong po****r culture...
- words, pseudowords,
language games and
specialized jargon that
seems nonsensical to outsiders. "Gibberish" is also used as an
imprecation to denigrate...
-
philosopher Cicero, with
words altered, added, and
removed to make it
nonsensical and
improper Latin. The
first two
words are the
truncation of dolorem...
-
characterized largely by his
frequent non-sequiturs
which range from
nonsensical and
bizarre to profound. His dim-witted
behavior lends him an air of...
