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Definition of bells and whistles
bells and whistles
noun - plural
- features added to something to make it nicer, but which don't affect the core functionality.
Ugh. We demoed it to the CEO, but he wants us to add a bunch of bells and whistles.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'computer slang': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "thanks in advance". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "What are you doing?" | |
| Definitions include: The human nervous system, as opposed to computer hardware or software. | |
| Definitions include: an emphatic "Okay," via a doubled "k". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "bastard operator from hell". | |
| Definitions include: the act of telling a person or group everything one knows about a particular topic. | |
| Definitions include: something that is so exceptionally good or fun it could be as addictive as crack (i.e. crack cocaine). | |
| Definitions include: a male who acts like a female or vice versa. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "way TMI", i.e. "way too much information". | |
| Definitions include: the World Wide Web. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "if I recall correctly." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "hit me up". | |
| Definitions include: peeping tom. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "my reaction when". | |
| Definitions include: to smoke marijuana. | |
Slang terms with the same root words
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Other terms relating to 'and': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "assault and battery". | |
| Definitions include: "rain". | |
| Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''. | |
| Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action. | |
| Definitions include: clumsy. | |
| Definitions include: better than all that. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action. | |
| Definitions include: a lot of money. | |
| Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket | |
| Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. | |
| Definitions include: et cetera. | |
| Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. | |
| Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned. | |
| Definitions include: interjection of agreement. | |
Other terms relating to 'bell': | |
| Definitions include: a foolish person. | |
| Definitions include: very clear, of a source of audio. | |
| Definitions include: exclamation of surprise or delight. | |
| Definitions include: American Bell Telephone Company and AT&T. | |
| Definitions include: to sound familiar. | |
| Definitions include: to suffer head trauma. | |
| Definitions include: saved by last-minute intervention. | |
| Definitions include: a place to eat pussy. | |
Other terms relating to 'whistle': | |
| Definitions include: to reveal misdeeds of (one's) employer. | |
| Definitions include: a horn or whistle blown to warn a friend that they are being physically intimate with a grenade. | |
| Definitions include: penis. | |
| Definitions include: "Whistle and flute" is a cockney slang term for suit. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit. | |
| Definitions include: stomach aches associated with diarrhea. | |
| Definitions include: a person who reveals misdeeds of their employer. | |
| Definitions include: A term for anybody whose name you don't know. | |
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