Weeping Angel
Quantum-locked stone predator
Weeping Angel refers to a fictional alien species from the British television series *Doctor Who*—stone statues that can only move when unobserved.
They freeze when anyone looks at them, appearing as weeping figures with covered faces.
The concept has become cultural shorthand for threats that advance only when you're not watching: Don't blink—it's like a Weeping Angel situation.
The term also names a CIA hacking tool revealed in 2017, designed to exploit smart TVs for surveillance even when apparently off.
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- blinkRapid lid movement
- DoctorCredential-based honorific
- Doctor WhoTime-traveling alien series
cemetery · graveyard · quantum · locked · touch · sent back · sent · back · time travel · time · don't · look away · look · away · wings · cherub · tomb · monument
Weeping Angelperpetual motion machine
Self-sustaining impossible mechanism
Schrödinger's cat · quantum superposition · surveillance camera
Weeping Angelguardian angel
Protective spirit assigned individually
protector · Dalek · savior · healer · angel of mercy
weep, weeps, wept, weeper, weepers, weepy, angel, angels, angelic