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vanilla
adjective
- bland, boring, normal.
I would ask mark to the drag show, but he is so vanilla.
That was pretty vanilla. I think it needed more flair.
Citation from "A Spy in the House of Love", Dollhouse (TV, 2009), Season 1 Episode 9 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "For the Rain to Gather", Hand of God (TV), Season 1 Episode 6 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Jun 30 2018. Submitted by Cassie L. from Durango, CO, USA on Mar 31 2004.
- standard.
You can't install that on a vanilla model 360.
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
noun
- a white person.
Last edited on Nov 14 2014. Submitted by Chuck S. on Nov 14 2014.
- a significant other; sweetie pie. Compare with sugar.
Last edited on Nov 14 2014. Submitted by Chuck S. on Nov 14 2014.
noun - uncountable
- boring sex.
Used in Fetish Community to describe non-kinky sex
This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.Last edited on Mar 02 2013. Submitted by jimmy d. from Revere, MA, USA on May 21 2006.
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vaporware
noun - uncountable
- product(s) announced far before any release (even beta) has been made. There is usually additional suspicion that the product will never be released, for example: the company having a history of announcing products that are never released.
I'm telling you - that game is never getting released. It's just vaporware they announced to get press coverage.
- See more words with the same meaning: software.
Last edited on Feb 21 2013. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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wall time
noun
- the "real world" time of day - i.e. the time of day displayed by the clock on the wall - rather than other measures of time, such as a computer's current uptime.
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Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
- the amount of time taken for some task to be completed, as measured in normal human time. (This is different than some measures of time in computing.)
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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warez d00d
noun
- a member of the computer subculture which trades in illegal copies of copyrighted software.
- See more words with the same meaning: to make a copy, pirate, bootleg.
Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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wart
noun
- a small piece of a design that doesn't work as well as the rest of the design.
The final version of the software is mostly ready, but we have a few warts to fix.
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Last edited on Jun 29 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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wedged
adjective
- nauseous, irritable, with an aching body and headaches, as a result of staying awake too long.
Man! You look wedged.
This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.Last edited on Feb 17 2018. Submitted by Mike S. from Phoenix, AZ, USA on May 28 1999.
- of a piece of software, stuck and unable to proceed without human intervention.
The email reader is wedged. I think you need to delete the lock file.
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Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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whack-a-mole
noun - uncountable
- the practice of repeatedly getting rid of something, only to have more of that thing appear. For example, deleting spammers' e-mail accounts, closing pop-up windows in a web browser, etc.
I've been playing whack-a-mole all afternoon.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
verb
- to chronically masturbate.
Man, Bob would rather grab a couple of videos and go all whack-a-mole on himself than come out with us tonight.
Last edited on May 31 2016. Submitted by Pazuzu from Minneapolis, MN, USA on Nov 06 2009.
origin
- From the carnival / arcade game that involves hitting mechanical moles with a mallet as they pop up from their holes.
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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wizard
interjection
- interjection used to indicate that something is cool. Originated in Britain. Popularized in modern slang by the movie Juno.
Wizard.
- See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 14 2009.
noun
- used with a subject matter to refer to a person with deep, expert knowledge of that subject matter.
We're looking to hire a Unix wizard.
- See more words with the same meaning: an expert, a fan.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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yow
interjection
- a general exclamation.
Yow, that's a nice rig!
Yow, that hurt.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
noun
- you, final consonant mutation, especially used when the succeeding word starts with a vowel.
Last edited on Oct 01 2024. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 01 2024.
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zap
verb
- to empower,excite or electrify
Last edited on Jun 10 2012. Submitted by jeanjeanius on Jun 10 2012.
- stoned.
That weed zapped me.
I'm totally zapped after that spliff!
Last edited on Apr 16 2013. Submitted by jeanjeanius on Jun 10 2012.
verb - transitive
- zapping someone is cussing them out.
He zapped me after I dumped him.
This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.Last edited on Aug 19 2012. Submitted by Kit from Des Moines, IA, USA on May 04 2002.
- to erase.
I accidentally zapped my research paper last night.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Oct 25 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
- to damage ("fry") an electronic component with electricity.
When I stuck a pen in my power supply, it zapped the hard disk.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
- to shock with electricity.
Last edited on Oct 16 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 04 2010.
- to microwave.
Zap it for about a minute and a half.
Last edited on Oct 25 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 25 2011.
- to write "zap" on someone's hand as a part of a game that has many variants.
You've been zapped! Now any time someone says your name, you have to say "I love you."
Last edited on Aug 19 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Jun 10 2012.
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