mu

"Mu" is the correct answer to the classic trick question "Have you stopped beating your wife yet?". Assuming that you have no wife or you have never beaten your wife, the answer "yes" is wrong because it implies that you used to beat your wife and then stopped, but "no" is worse because it suggests that you have one and are still beating her. According to various Discordians and Douglas Hofstadter the correct answer is usually "mu", a Japanese word alleged to mean "Your question cannot be answered because it depends on incorrect assumptions".

Hackers tend to be sensitive to logical inadequacies in language, and many have adopted this suggestion with enthusiasm. The word "mu" is actually from Chinese, meaning "nothing"; it is used in mainstream Japanese in that sense, but native speakers do not recognise the Discordian question-denying use.


Thanks to Thrakem for the source of this definition.

A monk asked Joshu, "Does a dog have the Buddha nature?"
Joshu retorted, "Mu!"

by IKEA January 21, 2004

mu

a Greek letter used in physics to represent a frictional constant of a surface.

For this surface, mu k equals .3825

Beware of physics cows, they go "muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."

by Mike the Ekim December 24, 2005

mu

Mu is a letter in the Greek Alphabet. Equivilent to our "M".

Cows don't say mu.......

by Wickedax September 26, 2005

mu

The third answer.

Q: Do you wish to gobble upon my impressive member? Yes or no?

A: Mu.

by TV Spunk January 30, 2003

mu

it means my universe.

textin** NI: U are sooo cute stinkkk Zyia : THANK YOUU MUUUU

by Niya<3sJAY March 05, 2022

mu

The second best person on ATW next to bubber

Wow, mu just slammed me royally

Hey Mu's a Girl!

by philip brosman October 20, 2004

mu

The Unholiest of all gay games in the world...theonly impressive thing about it is it's amount of gayness wich isnt impressing

wow mu is a realy gay game

by scbydooo November 05, 2004