unsinkable rubber duck

Meaning

Noun

A belief in a supernatural or paranormal phenomenon that people continue to hold, in spite of it being debunked.

Origin

Coined by James Randi, by analogy to the way a rubber duck will pop back up to the surface after being submerged.

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