timey-wimey
Chronologically wibbly-wobbly stuff
Timey-wimey describes the confusing, paradoxical nature of time travel—especially when logic breaks down and explanations become circular or nonsensical.
Popularized by the British TV series *Doctor Who*, where the Doctor dismisses temporal mechanics as wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff.
Now used broadly for any convoluted time-related concept: The plot gets pretty timey-wimey in the third act.
- wibbly-wobblyUnstable, quivering motion
- BBCBritish public broadcaster
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- companionOne who keeps company
David Tennant · sonic screwdriver · Gallifrey · blue box · Weeping Angels · sci-fi · British · fandom
Not in sequence
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
- loopCurve closing on itself
- causalityCause-effect connection
- wibbly-wobblyUnstable, quivering motion
mechanics · complicated · confusing · convoluted · unstable · flux · relative · dimensions
Meaningless words or actions
- playfulInclined toward fun
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
- humorAmusing quality
silly · technobabble · handwave · explanation · childlike · fantastical · lighthearted · absurd
TARDIS
- wibbly-wobblyUnstable, quivering motion
- BBCBritish public broadcaster
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
David Tennant · sonic screwdriver · companion · Gallifrey · blue box · Weeping Angels · sci-fi · British · fandom · Whovian
nonlinear
Not in sequence
wibbly-wobbly · mechanics · complicated · confusing · convoluted · unstable · flux · relative · dimensions · continuum
nonsense
Meaningless words or actions
humor · silly · technobabble · handwave · explanation · childlike · fantastical · lighthearted · absurd · charming
- British Sci-FiDoctor Who, TARDIS, Daleks, Dalek, Cyberman
timey-wimeycoherent
Logically connected throughout
straightforward · airtight · watertight · well-defined · explicable
time, times, timed, timing, timer, timers, timely, untimely, overtime