Meanings
- astronomyA star in Cygnus constellation, Milky Way Galaxy. A star that dramatically dimmed in an odd non-repeating pattern, that was suspected to be due to a partial Dyson swarm, indicating a extraterrestrial megastructure construct and thus a sign of intelligent aliens.
Synonyms: Boyajian's Star, WTF Star
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA star in Cygnus constellation, Milky Way Galaxy. A star that dramatically dimmed in an odd non-repeating pattern, that was suspected to be due to a partial Dyson swarm, indicating a extraterrestrial megastructure construct and thus a sign of intelligent aliens.
Origin
From Tabetha, from the discovery by Tabetha S. Boyajian and her team, of the unusual variability in brightness of this star.
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Tabby's Star. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tabby's%20Star
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