pataphysicien

common nounadjective

Syllable Decomposition

pataphysicien

derived from 'pataphysics' on the model of 'physics/physicist'. The word is a creation of Alfred Jarry in Gestures and Opinions of Doctor Faustroll, Pataphysician, completed in 1898 and first published in 1911.

Definition

Antonym

Feminine

pataphysicienne

Plural

pataphysiciens

Hyperonym

loufoque

Translations

  • germangerman:Pataphysiker

See also