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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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| Definitions include: acronym for "talk to you soon". | |
| Definitions include: software that lets third parties monitor a user's activities and personal data. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "you're welcome". | |
| Definitions include: "alright". | |
| Definitions include: a person who acts like they know everything but actually knows nothing. | |
| Definitions include: See tl;dr. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "fuck my life." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "private message". | |
| Definitions include: to fail in a grand way. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "on my God, what the fuck." | |
| Definitions include: money. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "end of message". | |
| Definitions include: a system that was created by hacking it up over time. | |
| Definitions include: "Freeware" was originally the trademark of "PC-Talk" author Andrew Fluegelman. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "shaking my fucking head". | |
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| Definitions include: amphetamine. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: excessive. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat". | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: an unspecified small number. | |
| Definitions include: to play around. | |
| Definitions include: very common. | |
| Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: to collide with a tree. | |
| Definitions include: an ugly face. | |
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| Definitions include: an unpleasant female; bitch. | |
Other terms relating to 'whack': | |
| Definitions include: a Google query consisting of two words that returns a single search result. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt. | |
| Definitions include: crazy or weird. | |
| Definitions include: not properly aligned. | |
| Definitions include: to masturbate. | |
| Definitions include: a stupid person. | |
| Definitions include: a general insult. | |
| Definitions include: very ("right") crazy ("whacked"). | |
| Definitions include: penis. | |
| Definitions include: the non-productive or idle hands (fingers), of a male, conspicuously fidgeting within his front pants pockets, or grabbing stuff. | |
| Definitions include: crazy. | |
| Definitions include: crazy or irrational. Also whacked out. | |
| Definitions include: alternative spelling of "wacked out". | |
| Definitions include: to masturbate. | |
| Definitions include: an extremely erratic or irrational person. | |
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