"glitch in the Matrix" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glitches in the Matrix [plural]
Etymology: Referencing the Matrix series of movies (1999–), in which humanity is imprisoned in a lifelike simulation of reality while machines have taken control of the "real" world. Head templates: {{en-noun|glitches in the Matrix}} glitch in the Matrix (plural glitches in the Matrix)
  1. (informal) An extremely bizarre event that seems to be only explainable by a glitch in the fabric of reality. Tags: informal Related terms: simulation hypothesis
    Sense id: en-glitch_in_the_Matrix-en-noun-W3jnl~hp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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