twilight zone

Meanings

Noun

• A region or context located in between others and therefore not subject to their norms.
• A deteriorating area surrounding a central business district.
• A region in which surreal, supernatural, or fantastic events occur.

Verb

• To put or place into an indeterminate position; to be in an ambiguous, undetermined, or improper context.
• To cause to daydream or zone out; to cause to lose attention to one's surroundings.
• To experience or perceive something bizarre or fantastic.
• To behave or occur in a confusing or unexpected manner.

Related

Similar words

• shadowland

Origin

• From the anthology television series The Twilight Zone, first aired in 1959.