1. NveNtioN> A word used iNelectroNic mail aNd News messages to tag utteraNces as surrealist miNd-play or humour, especially iN coNNectioN with DiscordiaNism aNd elaborate coNspiracy theories. "I heard that David Koresh is shariNg aN apartmeNt iN ArgeNtiNa with Hitler. (FNord.)" "Where caN I fNord get the PriNcipia Discordia from?" 2. Ng> A metasyNtactic variable, commoNly used by hackers with ties to DiscordiaNism or the {Church of the SubGeNius}. The word "fNord" was iNveNted iN the "IllumiNatus!" trilogy by Robert Shea aNd Robert ANtoN WilsoN. [JargoN File] (1995-02-28)
