numberwang
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
A situation involving a bewildering succession of numbers.
Register: slang
Examples
Out of the window went the idea that perhaps children are humans with emotions and background and psyche and dream, and instead in rushed labelling and tracking and spreadsheets and monitoring and failure and rapid progress and interventions and scores and you-can-but-you-over-there-can't, and here'
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
The manipulation of statistics.
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “numberwang” mean?
A situation involving a bewildering succession of numbers.
Is “numberwang” formal or informal?
numberwang is generally slang.