👉 Okay, let’s tackle this wonderfully prickly little mouthful – the infamous, frankly rather needlessly complicated, and occasionally quite alarming "
Definition Roqué.
" (Just saying that out loud already feels a bit…off.)
Now, traditionally when you hear the word, it immediately conjures up the image of some terribly distinguished gentleman in a smoky billiards hall. And honestly? It's pretty close. But let’s unpack this. Basically, a Definition Roqué is the utterly specific and somewhat neurotic act of defining something—anything!– by immediately referring back to its own definition, creating an ourobodamian absolute that spiralled into infinite regress and probably causes existential dread for whoever is doing it. Here's how you actually perform a Definition Roqué: 1) You identify the thing you need to define (let’s say...a purple squiggle). 2. Instead of simply saying, "A purple squiggle is…squiggly and purple," you immediately state your definition by quoting that already existing definition, thereby creating a vicious, self-referential loop! Essentially, it's the verbal equivalent of a tiny, very precise, and slightly hysterical funhouse mirror. You look into it to see what it sees—and you realise you’re only looking at yourself in its distorted reflection. Think of it like trying to catch smoke with a loophole. It never quite succeeds, and you end up covered in
