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Definition of phase of the moon
phase of the moon
noun
- a metaphorical condition that something depends on. Used when, for example, a printer malfunctions frequently or a bug can't be found in a piece of source code. See also heisenbug.
Person A: Have you been able to get dupex printing to work on the printer?
Person B: Yeah, but it depends on the phase of the moon.- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
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Other terms relating to 'computer slang': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "thank you so much". | |
| Definitions include: This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "for the record". | |
| Definitions include: the use of paid employees or contractors - or people who otherwise have a stake - to astroturf. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "not gonna lie" i.e. "not going to lie". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "direct message". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "one of my followers". | |
| Definitions include: abbreviated form of "shoot 'em up". | |
| Definitions include: the accepted etiquette on the internet. | |
| Definitions include: a metaphorical device that people possess (a la gaydar) that measures how bogus something is. | |
| Definitions include: the breakage of links on the web as their targets disappear. | |
| Definitions include: "Oh my God." | |
| Definitions include: used to indicate laughter in text-based communication. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "licking my lips". | |
| Definitions include: "non-nude". | |
Slang terms with the same root words
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Other terms relating to 'moon': | |
| Definitions include: Verb. To reveal one's naked buttocks, usually as an insult or bawdy jest. | |
| Definitions include: a naive person | |
| Definitions include: contact between two naked buttocks. | |
| Definitions include: very infrequent. | |
| Definitions include: a southern U.S.A. slang term for a "harvest moon", yellowish, gold, orange, moon. | |
| Definitions include: a romantic setting suitable for screwing. | |
Other terms relating to 'of': | |
| Definitions include: a worthless person. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: a good estimate. | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence. | |
| Definitions include: "not all there". | |
| Definitions include: skittish. | |
| Definitions include: an amount of violence. | |
| Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular. | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: many. | |
| Definitions include: an emphatic "yes". | |
| Definitions include: better than all that. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
Other terms relating to 'the': | |
| Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone. | |
| Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
| Definitions include: interrogation. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: a good estimate. | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: inclusive. | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing. | |
| Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular. | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
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