1 definition by undefining orthodoxy
A metaphor for something recognizable but which cannot possibly be that thing. Implies that you should be careful of the thing, precisely because it cannot be what you recognize it to be.
If, however, you are encountering something that quacks like a duck and looks like a duck and craps like a duck swirling around Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, the one thing you should definitely conclude is that you’re not dealing with a duck. In fact, you should probably back away slowly and keep your distance until you figure out what you are dealing with, because there’s no f*cking way a duck could have evolved in the Jovian atmosphere. You are encountering a Jovian Duck. gently edited from Peter Watts
by undefining orthodoxy June 21, 2022