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Definition of whack-a-mole
whack-a-mole
noun - uncountable
- the practice of repeatedly getting rid of something, only to have more of that thing appear. For example, deleting spammers' e-mail accounts, closing pop-up windows in a web browser, etc.
I've been playing whack-a-mole all afternoon.
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Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
verb
- to chronically masturbate.
Man, Bob would rather grab a couple of videos and go all whack-a-mole on himself than come out with us tonight.
Last edited on May 31 2016. Submitted by Pazuzu from Minneapolis, MN, USA on Nov 06 2009.
origin
- From the carnival / arcade game that involves hitting mechanical moles with a mallet as they pop up from their holes.
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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