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pointy-haired
adjective
- of a superior, not knowledgeable about technical matters. See also PHB, pointy-haired boss.
My pointy-haired boss won't let me connect my Mac laptop to the company network.
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Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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- From Dilbert's boss in the Dilbert comic strip.
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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porn 
noun - uncountable
- "pornography".
I was watching porn on my computer.
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Last edited on Oct 27 2011. Submitted by Byron from Arlington, VA, USA on Jan 13 2003.
- photographs or videos of something that a person is interested in or is a fan of.
I just looked at car porn all day.
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Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 28 2009.
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postcardware
noun - uncountable
- a type of shareware that only requires users to send a postcard to the author in order to purchase it.
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Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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pound on
verb - transitive
- to test something before it is released or presented.
The beta testers have been pound on the new version for a month. It seems solid, so we're going to start building release candidates.
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Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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power
noun
- the remote control for a television.
Pass me the power.
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Last edited on Feb 16 1998. Submitted by Charlotte Balmer from Ottawa, ON, Canada on Feb 16 1998.
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pr0n
noun
- Pornography.
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Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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prepend
verb - transitive
- to add something to the beginning; "prefix". The computing variant of "append".
To get it to display in monospace font, prepend four spaces to every line.
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Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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prly
adverb
- "probably".
I'll prly be there on Sat but I'm not sure...
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Last edited on Oct 09 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 16 2011.
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pron
noun
- "porn".
My computer crashed and I lost all my pron.
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Last edited on Jun 14 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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propeller head
noun
- a geek.
My new roommate is a total propeller head.
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Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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