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punt
verb - ambitransitive
- to delay solving a problem or implementing a feature until later.
There's not enough time to fix this bug before we release. We'll have to punt it to the next version.
We may have to punt fixing the baby's crib until tomorrow due to circumstances beyond our control.
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Last edited on May 12 2013. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
- to hand off responsibility for fulfilling a work-item to another person, group, portion of a computer system, etc.
We're not going to get that kind of low-level application compatibility support right now, so we'll have to punt to the runtime system.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
verb - transitive
- to kick someone off of a network connection. For example: a chat room.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
- for a female to use a strap-on dildo to perform anal sex on a male. The term was a runner-up in a competition by readers of Dan Savage's Savage Love column to coin a term for this. The winning term was peg. Another runner-up was bob.
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Last edited on Feb 20 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 20 2010.
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'puter 
noun
- "computer."
This damn 'puter is broken again.
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Last edited on Aug 11 2011. Submitted by Veronica-Leigh from Charlotte, NC, USA on Jul 23 2002.
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PW
noun
- "password."
What's your PW?
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Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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pwd
noun
- "password."
If u forgot ur pwd then u need to reset it.
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Last edited on Feb 11 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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pwn
verb - transitive
- Alternate spelling of own.
Likely originated from a misspelling of "own" due to the proximity of the "O" and "P" keys on the QWERTY keyboard. A term mostly used by computer gamers.Get ready to be pwned!
Citation from "Epic Win", Slate, Christopher Beam, Oct 15 2008 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: alternative spellings or pronunciations (list of).
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Last edited on Apr 14 2010. Submitted by Matt from Radcliff, KY, USA on Jan 04 2003.
- to own someone with a pistol. Usually in a video game.
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Last edited on Feb 04 2005. Submitted by Tensore @. on Feb 04 2005.
notes
- Folk etymology: from "power" + "own".
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Last edited on Aug 04 2008. Submitted by Jacob M. on Aug 04 2008.
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Q
QT
adjective
- "quiet".
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Last edited on Oct 03 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
noun
- "cutie." Used in online chatting.
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Last edited on Jun 07 2007. Submitted by Lamar Haslam from Buffalo, NY, USA on Jun 07 2007.
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quote chapter and verse
verb
- to cite a relevant excerpt from some text.
If you have any questions, talk to Stan. He can quote from the documentation chapter and verse.
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Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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r
other
- shortened, phonetic version of "are".
They r up to no good again.
There r not enough females in the world.
First tell me what the hell you r doing this weekend.
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Last edited on Apr 20 2013. Submitted by Maurice J. from Fall River, MA, USA on Nov 21 2002.
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rathole
noun
- a subject that has been known to use up a significant amount of discussion time, without participants coming to a consensus.
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Last edited on Apr 25 2013. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
- a dilapidated place.
This bar is a rathole.
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 27 2009.
verb - intransitive
- during a discussion about a particular topic, to focus on an unimportant detail.
We've been ratholing on what to call it for half an hour. Let's focus on what we're actually going to be making.
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 27 2009.
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real estate
noun - uncountable
- any limited resource measured in units of area. For example, the area available for components on the surface of an integrated circuit, the amount of floorspace in an equipment room, and the amount of space on a computer desktop.
The ads are taking up too much real estate on the home page.
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Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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