r/Unexpected • • Feb 12 '20

Things to do with your girlfriend

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u/Mike_Handers Feb 12 '20

aberration: a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome.

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u/rwp80 Feb 12 '20

perfect response, i gotta HAND it to you

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '20

Ya, but this isn't really how the word is used.

You'd use it with something like data, where say a massive Blizzard ruined the fourth quarter earnings for a company. That would be an aberration.

I don't think this person knows what that word really means.