Definition
A quality of being peculiar, bizarre, utterly absurd.
Origins
Introduced by the astronomer Dr. J. Allen Hynek in the 1970s.
In Context
- "2011, Wm. Michael Mott, Pulp Winds Also included is an article on Fortean matters along the lines of the research presented in Caverns, Cauldrons, and Concealed Creatures, Mott's definitive non-fiction opus on high strangeness, hidden beings, and real-life mysteries."