Definition of PEBCAK

PEBCAK    

interjection

• acronym for "problem exists between chair and keyboard".

  Person A: Did you deal with the CFO's support request?
  
  Person B: Yup. PEBCAK.

  • See more words with the same meaning: acronyms (list of).
  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 27 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'acronyms (list of)':
FOCROFLOL	Definitions include: acronym for "falling off chair, rolling on floor, laughing out loud".
nope	Definitions include: "no".
EAD	Definitions include: acronym of "eat a dick."
IDEK	Definitions include: acronym for "I don't even know".
b	Definitions include: woman.
LMAO	Definitions include: acronym for "laughing my ass off."
EOF	Definitions include: acronym for "end of file".
TBH	Definitions include: "to be honest".
XYZ	Definitions include: acronym for "examine your zipper".
PEBKAC	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair".
SYAU	Definitions include: acronym for "shut your ass up".
TTTT	Definitions include: acronym for "to tell the truth".
PMP	Definitions include: acronym for "pee my pants".
DVDA	Definitions include: acronym for "double vaginal, double anal".
/s	Definitions include: used at the end of text-based communication to indicate that the content was sarcastic.
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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':
IDK	Definitions include: acronym for "I don't know".
GTG	Definitions include: acronym for "got to go".
careware	Definitions include: a form of shareware where, in lieu of the "registration" fee, the author asks that users donate to a charity.
kill a kitten	Definitions include: From a popular image created in 2002 that circulated the web.
punt	Definitions include: to kick someone off of a network connection.
'puter	Definitions include: "computer."
FWP	Definitions include: acronym for "First World problem" or "First World problems".
dox	Definitions include: personal information about a person (for example: their real name, home address, phone number) that has been released on the web.
FML	Definitions include: acronym for "fuck my life."
loal	Definitions include: used to indicate laughter in text-based communication.
clobber	Definitions include: to strike a heavy blow.
witchu	Definitions include: "with you".
splash screen	Definitions include: a window that appears when a computer program is started, but before its main interface is displayed.
kthanksbye	Definitions include: shortened version of "okay, thanks, bye."
DET	Definitions include: acronym for "don't even trip", i.e. "Don't worry about it."
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Other terms relating to 'and':
AAB	Definitions include: acronym for "assault and battery".
Abel and Cain	Definitions include: "rain".
Adam and Eve	Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''.
all bark and no bite	Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action.
all fingers and thumbs	Definitions include: clumsy.
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
all wind and piss	Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action.
an arm and a leg	Definitions include: a lot of money.
and 1	Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket
and a half	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and all that jazz	Definitions include: et cetera.
and a quarter	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and change	Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned.
and how	Definitions include: interjection of agreement.
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Other terms relating to 'between':
between a rock and a hard place	Definitions include: in an impossible situation.
between the sheets	Definitions include: in bed.
PEBKAC	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair".
read between the lines	Definitions include: to look for hidden subtext.
Run between the raindrops	Definitions include: This is a military, combat slang phrase meaning to maneuver under heavy fire without being hit.
sex between three people	Definitions include: Manage sure for manage twa
Other terms relating to 'chair':
chair bomb	Definitions include: A chair that has been farted into and sent rolling across the room/office to spread the smell and/or deliver the "gift" to someone else.
Chair Force	Definitions include: pejorative nickname of the US Air Force.
FOCLOL	Definitions include: acronym for "falling off chair, laughing out loud".
FOCROFLOL	Definitions include: acronym for "falling off chair, rolling on floor, laughing out loud".
PEBKAC	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair".
PICNIC	Definitions include: acronym for "Problem In Chair, Not In Computer".
rearrange deck chairs	Definitions include: to engage in a pointless activity, like rearranging deck chairs as the Titanic sank.
Other terms relating to 'exist':
PEBKAC	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair".
Other terms relating to 'keyboard':
AFK	Definitions include: acronym of "away from keyboard."
GAFK	Definitions include: acronym of "goes away from keyboard".
keyboard gangster	Definitions include: a person who is rude or aggressive when communicating electronically.
PEBKAC	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair".
Other terms relating to 'problem':
champagne problem	Definitions include: a problem that, in reality, demonstrates one's good fortune.
FWP	Definitions include: acronym for "First World problem" or "First World problems".
issblems	Definitions include: issues and problems.
no problem	Definitions include: "you're welcome."
PEBKAC	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair".
PICNIC	Definitions include: acronym for "Problem In Chair, Not In Computer".
PP	Definitions include: acronym of "personal problem."

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