JDLR

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of (it) just doesn't look right.

Adjective

JDLR (comparative more JDLR, superlative most JDLR)

1. (medicine, clinical presentation, informal) Largely or seemingly free of signs and symptoms, yet nonetheless with some aspect or appearance of illness, especially if ineffably.

Noun

JDLR (uncountable)

1. strangeness, oddity, weirdness
   • 2000, Reva Basch, Mary Ellen Bates, Researching Online For Dummies, page 308:

     An investigative reporter we know always talks about the JDLR factor— if it Just Doesn't Look Right, it's probably not.

References

• IT Security Governance Guidebook with Security Program Metrics on CD-ROM, by Fred Cohen, 2006