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2 definitions by Devan Goldstein

1. microwait
March 15, 2011 Urban Word of the Day
Consequence of the lunchtime rush for the microwave in corporate settings.
"I'm going to eat lunch early today, to avoid the microwait."
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by Devan Goldstein Jan 16, 2008 add a video
2. obserbation
The kind of masturbatory or self-tickling non-questions one hears, more often than not, at academic panel discussions, disclaimed before or after by some form of the phrase "not really a question, I guess."
Whispered to an ally, loud enough for strangers in within a three-chair radius to hear, "Nice obserbation. I can't believe that guy's tenure-track and I'm not."
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by Devan Goldstein Feb 6, 2009 add a video
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