Percussive Maintenance 

The fine art of bludgeoning an electronic device in order to encourage it to work properly. Vigorous usage of this technique often renders said device permanently nonfunctional.

My goddamned monitor was flickering until I used some percussive maintenance; now it's totally dead and Help Desk is bringing me a new one.

Percussive Maintenance by naz_ghul March 14, 2003

Percussive Maintenance 

The instance of hitting an electronic device in blind rage in order to restore normal functionality, often resulting in more damage the device (and in some cases the user as well).

Would you stop trying Percussive Maintenance and buy a new remote already?!

Percussive Maintenance by njie April 26, 2016

Percussive Maintenance 

The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work again.

The server's down...nothing a little percussive maintenance can't fix...

Percussive Maintenance by Zak May 29, 2003

Percussive Maintenance 

This is the fine art of whacking, throwing, smashing or banging the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work again.

The dvd player kept skipping so I fixed it with some percussive maintenance.

Percussive Maintenance by richkjak December 28, 2009

Percussive Maintenance 

The act of striking an object with force, usually with your hand or foot, but can also be done with an object such as a hammer, in order to get it to work properly again.

*BAM BAM BAM BAM*

"Dear, what is that noise?" "It's okay, I'm just performing a little percussive maintenance on the TV."

Percussive Maintenance by Nemephosis July 28, 2013

percussive maintenance 

the art of beating the living crap out of something untill you can get it to work.

If at first it doesent work try percussive maintenance if it breaks it needed replaceing anyway

percussive maintenance by Ben Pershouse January 8, 2006

Percussive Maintenance 

a book found in the game West of Loathing, described as "the ancient art of fixing things by hitting them really hard".

person 1: -speaking jibberish-
person 2: -bitch slaps person 1-
person 1: dude what the hell was that for?
person 2: I used percussive maintenance on you, chill

Percussive Maintenance by mixer 2 March 16, 2022