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glitch

UK/ˈɡlɪt͡ʃ/ US/ˈɡlɪtʃ/ fairly common informal

noun

1.

a fault or defect in a system or machine

Synonyms

Origin

Probably borrowed from Yiddish גליטש (glitsh), from German glitschig (“slippy”), from glitschen (“to slide, glide, slip”) + -ig (“-y”). Related to gleiten (“glide”). Cognate with French glisser (“to slip, slide, skid”). Popularized in the 1960s, by the US space program. Attested in 1962 by American astronaut John Glenn, in reference to spikes in electrical current.

Phrases

  • glitch art
  • glitch hop
  • glitch hunter
  • glitch in the Matrix
  • glitch out
  • glitch text
  • infinite money glitch

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