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the frustration experienced when dialling a large organization to speak to a real person about a specific query that isn't covered by the maze of multiple automated options, and / or the voice recognition system can't understand you
I just spent at least 10 minutes in voice-prompt hell trying to speak to someone about my traffic fine, only to discover at the end there's an option to press zero to speak to a real person
by Peter Greenwall July 6, 2011
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e.g. 1. brb, I have breaking muse - Mike just tagged me in his photo-album 'stoned on the beach'
e.g. 2. BREAKING MUSE!! check out this youtube vid (link goes here)
e.g. 3. John is addicted to breaking muse - he constantly checks his facebook
e.g. 4. BREAKING MUSE! - Lisa just texted to say she's not coming! YAY
e.g. 2. BREAKING MUSE!! check out this youtube vid (link goes here)
e.g. 3. John is addicted to breaking muse - he constantly checks his facebook
e.g. 4. BREAKING MUSE! - Lisa just texted to say she's not coming! YAY
by Peter Greenwall February 4, 2009
Get the breaking muse mug.'dramatic purposes'; changing the facts to make your story funnier or more interesting (and possibly to dodge potential defamatory / libel lawsuits)
some of the characters names and certain locations and events have been fictionalised for hysterical accuracy
by Peter Greenwall May 14, 2011
Get the Hysterical Accuracy mug.knowledge acquired subconsciously; the transfer of information from a high concentration (what you know about) to a low concentration (what you don't know), leading to a sudden solution; knowing something without knowing how you know it
e.g.1: On hiring a car and getting horribly lost, it suddenly occurred to the captain of the ship: why can't I have satellite navigation in my car? He had just invented it by Osknowsis.
e.g.2: "Dude, how do you know all the lyrics to Piano Man?"
Osknowsis - I don't remember learning them!
e.g.2: "Dude, how do you know all the lyrics to Piano Man?"
Osknowsis - I don't remember learning them!
by Peter Greenwall February 4, 2009
Get the Osknowsis mug.excuse me, how long are we gonna be ashed in for?
impossible to say, the last time Eyjafjallajokull erupted it went on for 2 years. But I doubt you'll be ashed in for that long
impossible to say, the last time Eyjafjallajokull erupted it went on for 2 years. But I doubt you'll be ashed in for that long
by Peter Greenwall April 18, 2010
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e.g.1 SCUBA - Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
e.g.2.RAM - Random Access Memory
e.g.3 IDIOTS - Institutions for Decisions Involving Organization & Temporary Solutions
(still to catch on)
e.g.1 SCUBA - Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
e.g.2.RAM - Random Access Memory
e.g.3 IDIOTS - Institutions for Decisions Involving Organization & Temporary Solutions
(still to catch on)
by Peter Greenwall February 4, 2009
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- the act of wishing new words, products, tag-lines and songs into existence, and achieving financial success
- the act of wishing new words, products, tag-lines and songs into existence, and achieving financial success
PIFYAFFING examples:
e.g. 1. ‘I wish my crappy car was a sports car’ and VROOM! – ‘Pimp my Ride’ comes along
e.g. 2. ‘I wish there were biscuits that could help me digest food,’ and POOF! – we have digestive biscuits
e.g.3. 'I wish I was younger’ and YOUTH! – ‘40 is the new 20’ becomes an advertising catch-phrase.
e.g.4. ‘I wish I was free to follow my dreams and create the world I wanted’ and FREEDOM! – ‘Just do it’ becomes a tagline.
e.g.5. ‘I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair' - and INTERNET SENSATION! Sandi Thom is a hit!
e.g.6. I hope this entry into Urban Dictionary leads to PIFYAFFING
e.g. 1. ‘I wish my crappy car was a sports car’ and VROOM! – ‘Pimp my Ride’ comes along
e.g. 2. ‘I wish there were biscuits that could help me digest food,’ and POOF! – we have digestive biscuits
e.g.3. 'I wish I was younger’ and YOUTH! – ‘40 is the new 20’ becomes an advertising catch-phrase.
e.g.4. ‘I wish I was free to follow my dreams and create the world I wanted’ and FREEDOM! – ‘Just do it’ becomes a tagline.
e.g.5. ‘I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair' - and INTERNET SENSATION! Sandi Thom is a hit!
e.g.6. I hope this entry into Urban Dictionary leads to PIFYAFFING
by Peter Greenwall February 4, 2009
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