What does pataphysics mean?

pataphysics (noun): An absurdist philosophy or pseudoscience studying things "beyond" metaphysics. As a hashtag, #pataphysics carries this topic across social platforms.

How popular is #pataphysics?

In the last 7 days, #pataphysics was used 3 times by 2 accounts on the open social web, measured via fosstodon.org (Mastodon public tags API).

What hashtags are related to #pataphysics?

No related hashtags with measured usage were found for #pataphysics.

How much does it cost to own #pataphysics?

#pataphysics is available as a #name from $10.85 per year. You can claim it by card at https://hashtag.orghttps://hashtag.space/checkout/portal-name?name=pataphysics or with tokens on hashtag.space at https://hashtag.space/#pataphysics.

#pataphysics

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Price: 10.85 USD
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Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #pataphysics from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.

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Uses / 7 days

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Accounts / 7 days

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Day-by-day usage

measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-10-18 23:25 UTC

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3 uses by 2 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.

Related hashtags

measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-10-18 23:25 UTC

No related tags with measured usage found for #pataphysics.

Live pulse

measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-10-18 23:25 UTC

Everything below is measured over the latest 40 public posts (spanning ~2110 hours).

Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 14:00

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Languages: Spanish (35) · English (4) · German (1)

Avg boosts / post: 1.1

Used together with

#collage ×26 #chaosmagick ×21 #magick ×19 #fnord ×18 #surrealism ×17 #bulldada ×16 #cyberpunk ×12 #subgenius ×12 #aiart ×11 #emblematica ×10 #dada ×8 #art ×7

What “pataphysics” means

Wiktionary · Wikipedia

pataphysics

nounAn absurdist philosophy or pseudoscience studying things "beyond" metaphysics.

Full entry on Wiktionary →

'Pataphysics is a sardonic "philosophy of science" invented by French writer Alfred Jarry (1873–1907) intended to be a parody of science. Difficult to be simply defined or pinned down, it has been described as the "science of imaginary solutions".

“'Pataphysics” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →

#pataphysics across platforms

every network with a public tag surface

Follow #pataphysics straight to each platform’s own tag page. Where a platform publishes open data we measure it above; the rest lock their numbers behind paid APIs, so we link rather than guess.

X (Twitter) ↗Instagram ↗TikTok ↗Facebook ↗LinkedIn ↗YouTube ↗Threads ↗Bluesky ↗Mastodon ↗Reddit ↗Pinterest ↗Tumblr ↗

Every number above is measured from a named public API at the shown fetch time. Nothing is estimated or extrapolated. Platforms that lock their data behind paid APIs are not shown. Agents: the same numbers, as JSON, at /api/hashtags/pataphysics