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glitch in the Matrix

glitch in the Matrix noun: an extremely bizarre event that seems to be only explainable by a glitch in the fabric of reality.

Noun

glitch in the Matrix (plural glitches in the Matrix)

  1. (informal) An extremely bizarre event that seems to be only explainable by a glitch in the fabric of reality.
    • Some people linked to other Reddit threads about photos of time travel 'proof' or 'glitches in the matrix'.2016 April 27, Lauren Ingram, “'I guess I know what my son will look like in 70 years': Dad comes face to face with the 'future version' of his child in the grocery store”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG...
    • Over the years I have invested an inordinate amount of time obsessing over the glitch in the matrix that delivered us this weirdly named man (born Greg Pead) and then took him away so suddenly.2019 June 3, Luke Buckmaster, “Forget the pyramids, the greatest mystery of our time is what happened to Yahoo Serious”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media...

Forms of glitch in the Matrix

pluralglitches in the Matrix

Origin of glitch in the Matrix

Referencing the Matrix series of movies (1999–), in which humanity is imprisoned in a lifelike simulation of reality while machines have taken control of the "real" world. When the simulation in the movies malfunctions, unexplainable events happen. For example, in The Animatrix, there is a glitched house where gravity does not work consistently and rainfall is observed indoors.

Questions about glitch in the Matrix

What does glitch in the Matrix mean?
Glitch in the Matrix means an extremely bizarre event that seems to be only explainable by a glitch in the fabric of reality.
What part of speech is glitch in the Matrix?
Glitch in the Matrix is a noun.
What is the plural of glitch in the Matrix?
The plural of glitch in the Matrix is glitches in the Matrix.

Words near glitch in the Matrix in the dictionary

  1. glitch fest
  2. glitch fests
  3. glitch hop
  4. glitch hunter
  5. glitch hunters
  6. glitch in the Matrix
  7. glitch out
  8. glitch text
  9. glitch-fest
  10. glitch-fests
  11. glitch-hunter

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