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the universe's plot twist you swear you saw coming all along.
means Fate or destiny — the idea that some events are simply meant to be, predetermined and beyond your control.
from From Turkish 'kısmet,' itself borrowed from Arabic 'qisma' meaning 'portion' or 'lot' — literally the share of life that's been allotted to you. The Arabic root 'qasama' means 'to divide,' so kismet is your slice of the cosmic pie, cut and served whether you ordered it or not. It traveled into English in the early 19th century, carried along trade and tales from the Ottoman world.
- origin
- From Arabic qisma, meaning portion or lot allotted
- science cousin
- Coincidences feel fated due to pattern-hungry brains
- broadway hit
- A 1953 musical of this name won Tonys
- odds reality
- Most kismet is just probability wearing a costume
for instance
titanic sinking — 1912 disaster where multiple unlikely events converged: iceberg warning ignored, insufficient lifeboats, speed maintained