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)': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "flavor of the month". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "not safe for anyone". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "great". | |
| Definitions include: "later gator". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "To Be Continued". | |
| Definitions include: Acronym for "Take Care (of) Busting Out." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "timeline". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "to-be determined". | |
| Definitions include: an attractive older woman. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "I don't even know". | |
| Definitions include: a leg. | |
| Definitions include: "hate". | |
| Definitions include: "Oh my God." | |
| Definitions include: short for ass-poopin'. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "good luck, have fun". | |
Other terms relating to 'computer slang': | |
| Definitions include: in computing, of a data transformation, one which does not retain all of the data. | |
| Definitions include: "hacker". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "because". | |
| Definitions include: in an online community, a second account created by an account-holder. | |
| Definitions include: the "Keep It Simple, Stupid Principle". | |
| Definitions include: as a question, to enquire whether someone is present. | |
| Definitions include: "password." | |
| Definitions include: to play with a Hacky Sack (footbag.) | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "this is not legal advice". | |
| Definitions include: This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "rolling on the floor laughing". | |
| Definitions include: a metaphorical substance that increases a website's rankings in Google search results. | |
| Definitions include: to "text" - i.e. send a text message. | |
| Definitions include: to advertise using spam and "spammy" techniques. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "my life is great". | |
Slang terms with the same root words
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 'between': | |
| Definitions include: in an impossible situation. | |
| Definitions include: in bed. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair". | |
| Definitions include: to look for hidden subtext. | |
Other terms relating to 'chair': | |
| 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. | |
| Definitions include: pejorative nickname of the US Air Force. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "falling off chair, laughing out loud". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "falling off chair, rolling on floor, laughing out loud". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Problem In Chair, Not In Computer". | |
| Definitions include: to engage in a pointless activity, like rearranging deck chairs as the Titanic sank. | |
Other terms relating to 'exist': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair". | |
Other terms relating to 'keyboard': | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "away from keyboard." | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "goes away from keyboard". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair". | |
Other terms relating to 'problem': | |
| Definitions include: a problem that, in reality, demonstrates one's good fortune. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "First World problem" or "First World problems". | |
| Definitions include: issues and problems. The definition comes from a combination of the words "issues" and "problems." | |
| Definitions include: "you're welcome." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Problem In Chair, Not In Computer". | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "personal problem." | |
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