Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

darkest timeline

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: dark-est -time-line
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The circumstances of the present moment in history, viewed as bleak, frightening, ridiculous, or the worst of all possibilities.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"I still can't believe that there is a President Trump and this really does feel like the darkest timeline, but there is nothing that can be done."
"You know we're in the darkest timeline when there are multimillion-dollar corporations roleplaying as people working through a depressive episode."
"Living as we all do now in The Darkest Timeline™, it's tough to come up with a plot that exceeds the implausibility and dystopia of reality."

Etymology

Referencing the episode "Remedial Chaos Theory" (2011) of the sitcom Community, which depicts seven alternate universes resulting from a die roll to decide which friend should collect a pizza delivery, including "The Darkest Timeline" in which chaos and destruction ensue.

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

the darkest timeline (canonical)

Synonyms

worst timeline the bad place

Questions

What does darkest timeline mean?: The circumstances of the present moment in history, viewed as bleak, frightening, ridiculous, or the worst of all possibilities.
Where does darkest timeline come from?: Referencing the episode "Remedial Chaos Theory" (2011) of the sitcom Community, which depicts seven alternate universes resulting from a die roll to decide which friend should collect a pizza delivery, including "The Darkest Timeline" in which chaos and destruction ensue.

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