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bizarro

bizarro

20 9.6
A strange imperfect copy of Superman who does things the opposite way
  • proper noun
  • /bɪˈzɑːroʊ/
translation icon : Bizarro
  • In the comic, Bizarro is portrayed as a misunderstood version of Superman, often causing chaos due to his backward reasoning.
  • Bizarro World
  • Bizarro Superman
  • Bizarro Kryptonite

Examples

  • The Rebels are bowl-eligible after knocking off the Bizarro Bulldogs 41-24.

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  • I'm thankful to have Wretchard and the BC Crew to hear from when our real-time version of Bizarro World drives me to mental overload.

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  • I like seeing the Bizarro World version of him.

  • Like it's, it's, it's Pete and Bizarro Pete, right?

  • I describe that as the Bizarro Mirror World.

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  • Well, it is more of the same Bizarro World, isn't it?

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  • Or have I stumbled into Bizarro World?

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  • I feel like I am in some Bizarro universe every time I see Drake on a list like this.

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  • Rasheed Wallace is a Bizarro version of Brian Cardinal.

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  • Where Brainiac, Metallo, and Bizarro aren't simply concerned with Metropolis.

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Antonyms

superman
974 5.8

A person much stronger and more able than most people

Surface Forms

bizarro main

Morphology

bizarro = bizarre (opaque) = bizarre + o

Although the name is formed from 'bizarre' + '-o', the specific character sense (an imperfect duplicate of Superman with 'opposite' traits) is a creative lexicalization that cannot be predicted from the base word alone.

Etymology

Bizarro was the name given to a DC Comics character to echo the word bizarre ('strange'), and he is shown as an imperfect, often opposite copy of Superman. That strange, mirror-image idea is why the name Bizarro now stands for odd, reversed, or misunderstood behaviour in stories and everyday talk.