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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: "ta-ta for now", i.e. "goodbye for now." | |
Definitions include: acronym of "personal problem." | |
Definitions include: acronym for "face down ass up". | |
Definitions include: acronym of "Also Known As." | |
Definitions include: acronym for "define the relationship". | |
Definitions include: acronym for "fuck it, drive on." | |
Definitions include: acronym for "as soon as humanly possible". | |
Definitions include: acronym for "if you know what I mean and I think you do". | |
Definitions include: acronym for "to tell the truth". | |
Definitions include: acronym for "buy one get one free". | |
Definitions include: acronym for "I fucking love you" or "I freaking love you". | |
Definitions include: acronym for "Do It Yourself." | |
Definitions include: acronym for "no response necessary" or "no response needed". | |
Definitions include: abbreviated form of "thanks". | |
Definitions include: acronym for "Guardian Reader Of Low Intelligence in Ethnic Skirt", an insult used by doctors in the UK on medical charts. | |
Other terms relating to 'computer slang': | |
Definitions include: idiot. | |
Definitions include: a Twitter user. | |
Definitions include: any email that is unpleasant in tone or content. | |
Definitions include: a piece of non-functioning or outdated equipment that is inexplicably kept on premises - perhaps to serve as a doorstop. | |
Definitions include: a single element in a graphical user interface. | |
Definitions include: "with you". | |
Definitions include: acronym for "life protip". | |
Definitions include: a post to a discussion forum that is intended to incite flames. | |
Definitions include: "please". | |
Definitions include: acronym for "Game of the Year". | |
Definitions include: acronym for "shut your ass up". | |
Definitions include: acronym for "right now". | |
Definitions include: acronym for "best friend(s) for life". | |
Definitions include: acronym for "I think I'm going [to] be sick" or "I think I'm gonna be sick". | |
Definitions include: to skip a pre-arranged meeting, especially a date. | |
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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. | |
Definitions include: This is a military, combat slang phrase meaning to maneuver under heavy fire without being hit. | |
Definitions include: Manage sure for manage twa | |
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: a person who is rude or aggressive when communicating electronically. | |
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. | |
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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