to take things out of one's suitcase and put them in their proper locations. normal people do this. procrastinators do not.
I should be unpacking
by AmandaLynn88 June 17, 2008
The evil ritualistic application of exhaustingly undoing what you spent hours, days, weeks doing. The process that follows packing and is a part of moving. In this process procrastination, stress, annoyance,and anger run rampant. The activity during which one curses boxes, tape, sharpies, and movers. The only activity in which a new start may involve murdering someone.
Forget throwing away those boxes, I can use them to cart away the bodies of all the people who didn't help me with unpacking!
by Peyton Elizabeth May 9, 2009
I clearly heard what you just said, but I'm not sure I understand what you meant. So how about unpacking it for me!
by talk2me-JCH2 September 13, 2022
verb. A tedious activity invented by English teachers. The meaning of every word in a sentence must be explained with an entirely new sentence or paragraph.
The sentence: "Mrs. Goodwater nodded, held up her hands, and there was silence."
Unpacked becomes: "Well, the auther calls her Mrs. Goodwater and not Clara to emphasize her position of authority over the audience. The fact that she nodded implies a positive emotional impact, rather than if she had shook her head or frowned, which would have been negative. This explains that she is on friendly terms with the audience. Since the audience was not living in fear of her authority, they were not quiet immediately. Therefore she also had to hold up her hands, which means she was on the verge of becoming exasperated, and which is also an example of the author's use of alliteration. But when she did that the audience became silent. Since the author used 'silent' instead of 'quiet,' or 'softer,' it shows that he meant every person had stopped talking and they all had their attention on Mrs. Goodwater."
"That's why I read books, not English papers."
Unpacked becomes: "Well, the auther calls her Mrs. Goodwater and not Clara to emphasize her position of authority over the audience. The fact that she nodded implies a positive emotional impact, rather than if she had shook her head or frowned, which would have been negative. This explains that she is on friendly terms with the audience. Since the audience was not living in fear of her authority, they were not quiet immediately. Therefore she also had to hold up her hands, which means she was on the verge of becoming exasperated, and which is also an example of the author's use of alliteration. But when she did that the audience became silent. Since the author used 'silent' instead of 'quiet,' or 'softer,' it shows that he meant every person had stopped talking and they all had their attention on Mrs. Goodwater."
"That's why I read books, not English papers."
by sunlight November 10, 2004
The term "unpack" is often used by upwardly mobile managers in large public institutions such as libraries or academia. This "buzzword" is often used in a pseudo-intellectual fashion to describe the act of analyzing or looking closely at some topic, policy or procedure . Unpack shares some similarities in meaning with the term "drill down".
Manager: " I'm going to be passing around a copy of the new strategic plan for our institution. Over the next hour we will unpack this document and discuss it's implications for the future of the organization.
by Dr. Zauis May 26, 2019
Unpack (uhn-pack) v.
1. A word used to replace the act of taking a massive dump.
2. To get away from your friends and beat off by yourself.
1. A word used to replace the act of taking a massive dump.
2. To get away from your friends and beat off by yourself.
Brian: Alright, guys, I'm gonna' go unpack. Talk to you later.
Norm: Yeah, it'll probably make you feel a lot better.
Norm: Yeah, it'll probably make you feel a lot better.
by homesicksong January 4, 2006
by Pikey mullet September 19, 2005