pa·ta·phys·ics 
(pä′tə-fĭzĭks)
(pä′tə-fĭzĭks)n. (used with a sing. verb)
The French absurdist concept of a philosophy or science dedicated to studying what lies beyond the realm of metaphysics, intended as a parody of the methods and theories of modern science and often expressed in nonsensical language.
[French pataphysique, alteration of Greek ta epi ta metaphusika, the (works) after the metaphysics (pseudo-title of a work by Aristotle modeled on ta meta ta phusika, the (works) after the Physics, Aristotle's Metaphysics) : epi, after; see EPI- + metaphusika, metaphysics; see METAPHYSICS.]
pa′ta·physi·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.