Verb: to call for someone's attention, especially in an online chatroom (originally used in IRC, where mentioning a user's nickname would cause the message to be highlighted on their screen, accompanied by a sound)
Noun: an instance of such a calling for attention.
Noun: an instance of such a calling for attention.
You could have asked: is there a reason this easy patch was not applied, either on IRC or private mail by me. You did write a comment on IRC and I did see it. Problem is that you did not highlight me _and_ you did not wait for an answer. *(actual example from linux.debian.maint.boot via Wiktionary)*
Feel free to highlight me or anyone else for a chat.
Stop highlighting me, we've been through this.
I didn't see your highlight. *(noun)*
Feel free to highlight me or anyone else for a chat.
Stop highlighting me, we've been through this.
I didn't see your highlight. *(noun)*
by Ellifta May 15, 2019
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by listentothemusicbeerman May 26, 2021
To reuse or make a certain word or name stick out in a writing or speech. If you Highlight someone you make them stick out in a conversation. This is also used in Student Notes at school- To make things stand out more obviously to other paragraphs and phrases in an artical.
"There are some people, such as Ziel, in this world I cant stand. Ziel is one of them. Did you know that Ziel is an apthetic assholes? Among other people, though."
"What do you have agaisnt Ziel?"
"NOTHING!!"
"Then stop highlighting him."
"World War II was a horrid war with death and stuff. Death is bad. Indeed, death is really bad. There was also alot of stuff in the war. One of these things was a <highlight>breaking bond with many countries in Europe and across the globe.</highlight>"
"What do you have agaisnt Ziel?"
"NOTHING!!"
"Then stop highlighting him."
"World War II was a horrid war with death and stuff. Death is bad. Indeed, death is really bad. There was also alot of stuff in the war. One of these things was a <highlight>breaking bond with many countries in Europe and across the globe.</highlight>"
by Ziel August 30, 2006
A lighter specifically designated to be used in the act of becoming chinese eyed or lookin like your from Hong Kong.
by ese2high July 31, 2008