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inkblot

British  
/ ˈɪŋkˌblɒt /

noun

  1. psychol an abstract patch of ink, one of ten commonly used in the Rorschach test

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Is there a better inkblot test for America right now than reaction to Bad Bunny being the halftime act for Super Bowl LX?

From Los Angeles Times

He goes on, “I did not like to be known. I preferred to be misunderstood and cryptic, like an inkblot or a footprint.”

From Los Angeles Times

Like a psychologist's inkblot test, it was possible to look at England's work, draw on different aspects and reach very different conclusions.

From BBC

The pavement outside is stained with wet spots that look like inkblots.

From Literature

The map they made from these observations shows the Milky Way appearing like a squashed inkblot, with the sun near the center.

From Scientific American