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Definition of generate more heat than light
generate more heat than light
verb
- to generate more heated discussion than figurative illumination (i.e. insight.)
The question of which brand is better comes up monthly on this forum. Those discussions tend to generate more heat than light.
Last edited on Oct 28 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 28 2015.
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Definitions include: to feel pressure. | |
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Definitions include: penis. | |
Definitions include: the blame. | |
Definitions include: to carry a firearm. | |
Definitions include: to take the blame for something, in order to divert it from someone else. | |
Definitions include: to wear risque clothing. | |
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Definitions include: slang for Bhangra (an Indian dance where the hands are raised in the air in a twisting motion). | |
Definitions include: to imitate competitors. | |
Definitions include: to approve a plan. | |
Definitions include: a girl who flashes her breasts. | |
Definitions include: erect nipples. | |
Definitions include: it's the end / death of something. | |
Definitions include: to punch someone until they are unconscious. | |
Definitions include: alive but brain-dead. | |
Definitions include: commonly used southern US term (Louisiana) means closed. | |
Definitions include: "eyes are open but the person isn't responding to stimuli." | |
Definitions include: time to go to bed. | |
Definitions include: to set flame to a smoking device, such as a cigarette or pipe. | |
Definitions include: acronym for "lights on but nobody home", an insulting notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts. | |
Definitions include: "Natural Light" brand beer. | |
Definitions include: to turn off a source of light. | |
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Definitions include: to take on a situation one can't master. | |
Definitions include: better. | |
Definitions include: very cuckoo, i.e. crazy. | |
Definitions include: very cuckoo, i.e. crazy. | |
Definitions include: "The more people are involved, the happier the event will be." | |
Definitions include: acronym for "there's more than one way to do it". | |
Other terms relating to 'than': | |
Definitions include: to take on a situation one can't master. | |
Definitions include: family relations are more important than other relationships. | |
Definitions include: extremely cold. | |
Definitions include: extremely cold. | |
Definitions include: very cold. | |
Definitions include: very crazy. | |
Definitions include: very crazy. | |
Definitions include: uncommon variant of "drier than a popcorn fart". | |
Definitions include: See popcorn fart. | |
Definitions include: extremely unintelligent. | |
Definitions include: very quiet. | |
Definitions include: acronym for "everything went better than expected". | |
Definitions include: extremely fast. | |
Definitions include: filled almost to bursting. | |
Definitions include: doing well. | |
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