BillyBuggy's definitions

hindsighter

Someone who is quick to make a suggestion about what to do or what he would have done in a situation that has already happened.

Bill: Yea, I opened my car window and forgot that my application was sitting on the seat, and it blew right out the window.

Dan: What I always do is before opening my window is look around and see if there is anything that can blow out.

Bill: (Thinking) What a hindsighter you are.

by BillyBuggy March 30, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

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