BillyBuggy's definitions

rounding for effect

Rounding a price downward if you want it to appear inexpensive, but upward if you want it to appear expensive.

Joe, you should buy one, they're only, like 2 bucks!
Joe: They're $2.99, what a major rounding for effect you just pulled!

by BillyBuggy September 8, 2018

polltoral college

A way of predicting the winner by combining the results from each of the major polling sources.

Today's news predicted the presidential winner using what we might call the "polltoral college."

by BillyBuggy November 7, 2016

Bag it

To put a tedious or impossible hacking or repair project away for another day. The term probably comes from the idea of putting all the taken-apart pieces into a paper bag.

I've spent all day taking this apart and now I've had it; I'm just gonna bag it.

by BillyBuggy October 26, 2015

virturl reality

The view of the world you get by seeing almost everything through a web browser.

Jaidon never travels. He gets his entire view of the world through virturl reality.

by BillyBuggy April 3, 2009

asympton

Someone who spreads a virus to many other people because they are aymtomatic (or presymtomatic) and put their personal freedom ahead of the need for social distancing. (See also covidiot and Covid-19)

Look at those idiotic asymptons at Mardi Gras and Daytona Beach.

by BillyBuggy April 9, 2020

His ship came in.

When someone receives something so valuable that it changes his life.

Look how Barry has been spending money since his inheritance. I guess his ship came in.

by BillyBuggy July 25, 2017

Followup glances

When someone interesting enters your view, you give them a serious look. Then you notice the person or some others nearby have noticed you staring. So you immediately look around at others in your view so the noticers think that you are not stairing but instead looking equally at everyone nearby. A little like the Package Peakin Wiener Gazer (but not much).

Look at Jeff. He was eyeing that hottie that's way out of his league and now he's doing a few followup glances at others to hide his foolery.

by BillyBuggy November 14, 2011