to protect someone esle from the attention or criticism due for a particular activity; To help someone in the performance of a task, but not directly assisting in the task.

From American Football where certain players are detailed to prevent the opposing team from tackling the palyer with the ball, by interfering with them.

a:"How am I gonna get these Playboys into the house while mom's there?"
b:"You go round the kitchen door, I'll run interference by showing her the job I did on the lawn"

run interference by D F Stuckey May 12, 2004

run interference

originating from football, to attract attention to yourself or throw yourself into harm's way to help out a friend.

your ex just got here - you leave out the back and i'll run interference.

run interference by Erin May 13, 2004

Pass Interference

When you're about to make a flirty, kind of douchey comment (aka making pass) and your conscience interferes.

I was gonna tell her she was hot like a volcano taco, but then I experienced pass interference.

Pass Interference by Tikibarberfan March 2, 2010

Intermerse

The practice of combining two or more liquids internally by consuming them separately.

Example: When golfing on extremely hot days you can’t just drink beer, you also need to drink some water, sports drink, etc., to stay properly hydrated.

“Hey, its super hot out here today, don’t forget to intermerse your Miller Lites with some electrolytes.”

Intermerse by Janni62 October 10, 2011

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026

city chicken

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.

Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?

city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006

Word of the Day on September 17, 2026

Is that cake?

Another way to say is this fake? Like the show real or cake

“Slayyyter just announced another album last night”
“No way, is that cake?”
“Yeah whoops this isn’t real”

Is that cake? by Sexyyred September 15, 2026

Word of the Day on September 16, 2026