A word used in sandringham environments for when there is an awkward silence or some one has said something un-funny or just plain stupid. Also used when something is done stupidly. Usually said with and action of slapping down a hand on the table or a knee.
A nonsequitur of sorts that occurs when someone types a response into the incorrect Slack channel. A steep increase in nonslackquiturs was seen in March 2020, when many office workers began using the messaging tool "Slack" for the first time to have group conversations remotely as they worked from home. Nonslackquiturs can be irritating, hilarious, or outright embarrassing, because recipients of the nonslackquitur wonder about the nature of the offender's other conversation.
Colleague 1: "Should we include the sales data in tomorrow's presentation?"
Colleague 2: "Yes, and Johnson can overview the forecast as well"
Colleague 3: "Heterosexual"
Colleague 1: "Uhhh...John, we assume that this is a nonslackquitur?"