noun
General Slang
agnostication
· noun · medical
A doctor's polished shrug when a dying patient asks how long they've got.
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A pun on 'prognostication' welded to 'agnostic'. The vague, hedged non-answer a doctor gives when someone asks 'How long, doc?' and the honest reply is 'I genuinely don't know.' Dressed-up uncertainty with a stethoscope around its neck.
“I asked for a number and got pure agnostication — weeks to months, possibly longer.”
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agnostication In A Sentence
I asked for a number and got pure agnostication — weeks to months, possibly longer.
Origin & Usage
Medical-profession word-play on prognostication + agnostic.
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