Pretending or appearing to be busy while doing nothing.

The inability to accomplish a task due to laziness, incompetence, political posturing, lack of ability, stubbornness or other reason that has no relation to the problem at hand.

Worthless posturing, yelling and fighting among politicians that comes to nothing when they are done.
Congress spend 8 months grinding their axes and sharpening their pencils and were only able to reduce the national debt by $10.
by JavaJaneOhio January 06, 2012
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poop in the punch bowl

1. Something that spoils the fun for everyone else.

2. A person that points out a flaw in the plan that everyone else is excited about.
3. A person who refuses to have fun when everyone else is.
4. A person who intentionally diverts the attention away from something fun by creating unnecessary drama.
Dave's bad news ruined the party for everyone else last night. Why did he have to be the poop in the punch bowl?
by JavaJaneOhio July 10, 2010
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gaga

Butt, behind, ass hole, fanny. Local slang in the Pittsburgh/Cleveland region.
Man, my gaga itches!
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digital regret

That bad feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you realize you posted something you shouldn't have on your blog or other social media where everyone can see it.
I got fired for ranting about my boss on facebook. Boy do I have digital regret!
by JavaJaneOhio July 21, 2010
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landslide

With 88% of the vote, the incumbent won by a landslide.
by JavaJaneOhio July 30, 2010
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Amerigut

The belly fat that Europeans get when they come to America for an extended stay and start eating American food. A small beer belly.
After chowing down on Buffalo wings for a couple of months, Michal started wearing boxer trunks to the beach because he developed Amerigut.
by JavaJaneOhio August 30, 2010
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sissy terms

explaining something in simple terms for uninitiated persons, especially highly technical information put into terms even a child would understand. Making tech talk understandable by the masses.
I couldn't understand TCP/IP until my buddy put it in sissy terms for me.
by JavaJaneOhio September 26, 2011
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