Schrödinger's douchebag

noun
/ˌʃɹoʊdɪŋɚz ˈduːʃˌbæɡ/

Etymology

By analogy with Schrödinger's cat.

Definitions

  1. A person who makes offensive or inflammatory remarks and characterizes these statements…

    A person who makes offensive or inflammatory remarks and characterizes these statements as either sincere or joking based on the reactions of others.

    • "Schrödinger’s douchebag" [i]s someone who makes an unacceptable remark and then waits to see the reaction before declaring retrospectively whether they meant it for real or were "just joking".
    • Schrodinger's douchebag refers to someone who tests what they say before taking responsibility for what they've said.
    • Vivek Ramaswamy is an American politician capturing conservative and immigrant hearts but stuck in a high school persona: a Schrodinger's douchebag.

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