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Lizardman's Constant

Lizardman's Constant noun: the percentage of responses to a poll, survey, or quiz that are insincere.

Noun

Lizardman's Constant (uncountable)

  1. The percentage of responses to a poll, survey, or quiz that are insincere.

Origin of Lizardman's Constant

Coined by Scott Alexander Siskind in 2013 in a post titled Lizardman's Constant is 4%, responding to a Public Policy Polling statement that "four percent of Americans believe lizardmen are running the Earth".

Questions about Lizardman's Constant

What does Lizardman's Constant mean?
Lizardman's Constant means the percentage of responses to a poll, survey, or quiz that are insincere.
What part of speech is Lizardman's Constant?
Lizardman's Constant is a noun.

Words near Lizardman's Constant in the dictionary

  1. lizardlike
  2. lizardling
  3. lizardlings
  4. lizardly
  5. lizardman
  6. Lizardman's Constant
  7. lizardmen
  8. lizardness
  9. Lizardo
  10. lizardom
  11. Lizardos

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