Definition of PEBKAC
PEBKAC 
interjection
- acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair". Used to describe a person's computer "problem" when it turns out that - in fact - it was "user error".
Person A: Did you deal with the CFO's support request?
Person B: Yup. PEBKAC.- See more words with the same meaning: acronyms (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by Kennon from Lincoln, NE, USA on Dec 11 2007.
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Other terms relating to 'acronyms (list of)': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "who's bad, who's not". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "fuck your life". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "all day I dream about sex". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "for fuck's sake." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "grand theft auto" - the stealing of an automobile. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "real life". | |
| Definitions include: confused, ruined; "messed up". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "same old shit." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "better known as". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "down to fuck". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "good game." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Do I look like I give a fuck?" Used to express apathy. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "hope this helps". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "way TMI", i.e. "way too much information". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "cool story, bro". | |
Other terms relating to 'computer slang': | |
| Definitions include: to cook something in the microwave. | |
| Definitions include: "baby". | |
| Definitions include: code whose overall structure is difficult to understand. | |
| Definitions include: a word that has come to be an acronym (or is viewed by some as an acronym) when it was not originally an acronym. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "I miss you so fucking much." | |
| Definitions include: person who engages in computer security breaching through use of widely available prepackaged exploiting utilities, for recreational purposes and without significant low-level knowledge of computer security. | |
| Definitions include: a general exclamation. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "got to go". | |
| Definitions include: "okay, thanks, bye." | |
| Definitions include: abbreviated form of "shoot 'em up". | |
| Definitions include: "okay, thanks, 'bye". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "shut your ass up". | |
| Definitions include: in a computing user interface, to present something to the user. | |
| Definitions include: a hack or involving a hack. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "what's on your mind". | |
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 chair and keyboard". | |
| 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 chair and keyboard". | |
| 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 chair and keyboard". | |
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 chair and keyboard". | |
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 chair and keyboard". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Problem In Chair, Not In Computer". | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "personal problem." | |
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