1. An unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, especially as a contrived plot device in a play or novel.
2. A bullshit way of saving a character in a movie, novel, or play.
2. A bullshit way of saving a character in a movie, novel, or play.
1. Man- The bet Peter made in the end of Dodgeball: An Underdog Story is such bullshit Deus Ex Machina!
2. The whole "love" thing from Harry Potter.
2. The whole "love" thing from Harry Potter.
by I Like Llamas August 18, 2015
(n.) 'dA-&s-"eks-'vä-gi-n& An unexpected, artificial, or improbable instance of two or more individuals having sex introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot.
"...so, her boyfriend found out he had brain cancer, their dog was hit by a car, and the bank finally foreclosed on the house. But then they had sex, and all of their problems were immediately solved!"
"Sex... cured the brain cancer, got them a new dog, and somehow supplied them with a hundred and fifty thousand dollars?"
"Yeah, it was a bit of a deus ex vagina."
"Sex... cured the brain cancer, got them a new dog, and somehow supplied them with a hundred and fifty thousand dollars?"
"Yeah, it was a bit of a deus ex vagina."
by readx0r August 28, 2006
Literally "God from the machine", Deus Ex Machina originally referred to Greek plays, where the "gods" would be lowered onto the stage in order to provide a quick resolution to the story. Today, Deus Ex Machina refers to any improbably and/or overly convenient character or mechanism that comes out of nowhere saves the character(s) from their doom.
For a hilarious send-up of Deus Ex Machina, check out the spaceship scene in Monty Python's Life of Brian.
by Gazuga April 26, 2004
Situation in which one escapes by means noone could distinctly or indirectly predict.
Plot device in which the author makes up stupid shit to save his character.
Plot device in which the author makes up stupid shit to save his character.
None needed.
by larstait October 8, 2003
A segué which suggests that the topic of conversation being moved to, is related to the one being moved from, when in fact they are entirely unrelated.
Person A: Nice weather we're having today, is it not?
Person B: Yes, quite, and speaking of the weather; where's that £5 you owe me?
Here, "And speaking of the weather," is the Deus Segué Machina.
Person B: Yes, quite, and speaking of the weather; where's that £5 you owe me?
Here, "And speaking of the weather," is the Deus Segué Machina.
by oobilyboo October 2, 2011
A term to be used whenever flex tape can be used to fix something unusual in a particular situation.
by Rogue_Baron February 27, 2019
A story ending that involves something inexplicable and unexpected, which usually requires a suspension of logic from the audience. Latin for "god from the machine", it originally referred to God showing up at the end of a play and simply resolving all the character's problems.
by Bean64 October 19, 2009