The National Honorary Fraternity for college bandmembers that promotes the existence and welfare of the college and university bands. Founded on November 27, 1919 at Oklahoma A&M. Kappa Kappa Psi is based on the belief that music is trully the greatest of the arts.
by Bohumil December 8, 2006
To be considered as an additional definition of "Kappa Kappa Psi" and •not• intended as a derogatory dig at the honor society of the same name.
The sound —first heard circa 1981— made by someone using a PC keyboard when they forget (for the umpteenth time) that the shift key, with Caps Lock engaged, doesn't behave like a typewriter's caps-lock/shift combination.
Of note, this was Bill Gate's first "productivity improvement" (of many, so-called) lofted on an unsuspecting public.
The sound —first heard circa 1981— made by someone using a PC keyboard when they forget (for the umpteenth time) that the shift key, with Caps Lock engaged, doesn't behave like a typewriter's caps-lock/shift combination.
Of note, this was Bill Gate's first "productivity improvement" (of many, so-called) lofted on an unsuspecting public.
The kAPPA kAPPA pSI is most likely to be encountered when opting to let fingers fly over the keyboard while typing a familiar phrase, before realizng caps lock is engaged:
(starts typing) "tHE qUICK bROWN fOX…"
<sigh>
"Damn you Caps Lock!"
(starts typing) "tHE qUICK bROWN fOX…"
<sigh>
"Damn you Caps Lock!"
by The medium Boss April 17, 2014