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Xanatos research 

Any program of research in which any possible pattern of results, including null results, leads to interesting, publishable findings. Related to the concept of a Xanatos gambit, where any possible outcome to a scheme or plan leads to a victory for the mastermind of the plan.
Did you hear about the new experiment we're running on the XYZ phenomenon? It's totes Xanatos research. Either we're going to show that XYZ is real... or if the effect isn't there we have enough subjects to do equivalence testing to show that the existing results in the literature about XYZ are specious.
Xanatos research by SdDj October 28, 2011
One of the coolest names ever conceived, helped by the fact that so few use it.
High Scores:
1. Xanatos
2. xXvVpwnsorVvXx
3. Jilldi
4. Rasputin
Xanatos by Xanatos January 17, 2005

Xanatos Grey

Xanatos Grey is the name of a badass motherf***** that is commonly RPing on YIM.
Person 1: Who the fuck is that?
Person 2: You never heard of Xanatos Grey?
Person 1: Nuh-uh. Who is he?
Person 2: Someone you don't want to mess with.

Xanatos gambit

A scheme in which all podsible outcomes benefit the mastermind in one way or another. Named after the villain david xanatos from the show gorgoyles
Hero: you lost. I deactivated the doomsday device!

Villain: you fool. You fell for the old xanatos gambit as i labeled the device "cancer curing mschine" and now everyone hates you and defends me!
Xanatos gambit by Ray_witch December 23, 2025