Definition of smoke and mirrors
smoke and mirrors
noun
- something deceptive.
It turns out the presentation was rigged. The whole thing was smoke and mirrors.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'computer slang': | |
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| Definitions include: to work on a pre-existing problem, program, or piece of source code. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "oh my God, what the fuck, barbecue." | |
| Definitions include: "except for". | |
| Definitions include: "porn". | |
| Definitions include: the level to which something is bogus. | |
| Definitions include: a link to other bloggers' blogs on a blog. | |
| Definitions include: a person who over-designs technical solutions, especially related to programming. | |
| Definitions include: a worthless small program. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit | |
| Definitions include: a general exclamation. | |
| Definitions include: to advertise using spam and "spammy" techniques. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "my life is great". | |
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Other terms relating to 'and': | |
| Definitions include: 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 'mirror': | |
| Definitions include: Someone who is like everyone else, with no quirks, flair, or technical skill. This term is often used by nerds to describe a non-nerd and is mildly to moderately derogatory, implying no creativity and low intelligence. | |
Other terms relating to 'smoke': | |
| Definitions include: Nearest big city. | |
| Definitions include: to make unfounded or exaggerated remarks or claims. | |
| Definitions include: a person who performs fellatio. | |
| Definitions include: to fail. | |
| Definitions include: interjection of surprise or alarm. | |
| Definitions include: an exclamation of surprise. | |
| Definitions include: a person who can make a marijuana smoking device out of whatever objects happen to be nearby. | |
| Definitions include: a homosexual male. | |
| Definitions include: general retort; "How do you like that?" | |
| Definitions include: to kill, usually with a firearm. | |
| Definitions include: to smoke the contents of a bowl containing marijuana. | |
| Definitions include: to perform oral sex on a male. | |
| Definitions include: Someone who doesn't know what they're talking about. | |
| Definitions include: to smoke dope, i.e. to smoke marijuana. | |
| Definitions include: an insulting retort; "suck (one's) dick". | |
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