Schrödinger's douchebag

English Etymology By analogy with en Schrödinger's cat. Pronunciation en /ˌʃɹoʊdɪŋɚz ˈduːʃˌbæɡ/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Schrödinger's douchebag.wav US Noun en North America slang idiomatic pejorative vulgar A person who makes offensive or inflammatory remarks and characterizes these statements as either sincere or joking based on the reactions of others. en Thompson Mark From Trump to Brexit rhetoric: how today's politicians have got away with words The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/aug/27/from-trump-to-brexit-rhetoric-how-todays-politicians-have-got-away-with-words August 27, 2016 September 24, 2023 "Schrödinger’s douchebag" [i]s someone who makes an unacceptable remark and then waits to see the reaction before declaring retrospectively whether they meant it for real or were "just joking". https://web.archive.org/web/20261023041848/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/aug/27/from-trump-to-brexit-rhetoric-how-todays-politicians-have-got-away-with-words 23 October 2026 en August 14 2019 Brandreth Gyles Have You Eaten Grandma?: Or, the Life-Saving Importance of Correct Punctuation, Grammar, and Good English https://www.google.com/books/edition/Have_You_Eaten_Grandma/oy-BDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22schrodinger%27s+douchebag%22&pg=PA218&printsec=frontcover 218 Schrodinger's douchebag refers to someone who tests what they say before taking responsibility for what they've said. 9781982127428 September 24, 2023 en Mahto Neil Vivek Ramaswamy has no platform The Johns Hopkins News-Letter https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2023/09/vivek-ramaswamy-has-no-platform September 18, 2023 September 24, 2023 Vivek Ramaswamy is an American politician capturing conservative and immigrant hearts but stuck in a high school persona: a Schrodinger's douchebag. https://web.archive.org/web/20250704084304/https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2023/09/vivek-ramaswamy-has-no-platform 4 July 2025 en eponyms