What it means
A glitch is a quick little malfunction or weird blip where something goes sideways for a second, then maybe snaps back. You use it for tech stuff like flickering screens, frozen apps, or game bugs, but also for any odd hiccup in the flow, even one of those glitch in the matrix moments where reality feels slightly off.
Usage examples
"The payment went through twice, must have been a glitch."
"He walked into the same stranger twice in a minute, total glitch in the matrix."
"My phone did that weird black-screen thing again, just a glitch I hope."
"We all got the same email six times, proper glitchy chaos."
Where it comes from
Glitch showed up in English in the mid 20th century, first in technical and spaceflight talk for a sudden snag or malfunction. A lot of etymology sources link it to Yiddish glitsh, meaning a slip, though that trail isn't nailed down hard enough to call it fully settled.
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