by Gleeky December 23, 2009

A person who faxes from one floor to another instead of getting up and running the information because they're too lazy to get out of their chair.
Dilbert, over in Engineering, is such a fax potato. He sent me 15 faxes this week. What, he can't leave his office to run me a READABLE spec sheet?
by Thor Rudebeck August 22, 2004

Fascinating intellectual breakthroughs regarding reality, language, existence, knowledge, perception, or human behavior which are completely unprovable and utterly without use, and therefore of no real consequence to anyone. See also: philosophy
Etymology: the mental counterpart to masturbation; i.e. a process that is very pleasurable but hasn't accomplished anything at the end.
Etymology: the mental counterpart to masturbation; i.e. a process that is very pleasurable but hasn't accomplished anything at the end.
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that language influences human thought, so that native speakers of different languages think about concepts in incommensurably distinct modes. Linguists and psychologists contend fiercely over the validity of this claim, oblivious to the fact that it is intellectual masturbation.
by samd12345 August 06, 2007

by flaxypoo April 18, 2010

1. Declaring that something is funny and asking if others agree with you. Usually used in a sarcastic or obvious manner.
by huxtible jones May 14, 2005

A person who is just looking around and may or may not be interested in buying something from a store.
As used on Arrested Development.
As used on Arrested Development.
Store clerk: "Oh, look who's back... are you going to buy something this time, or are you just curious?"
Tobias: "Well, I guess you could say that I'm buy-curious!"
Tobias: "Well, I guess you could say that I'm buy-curious!"
by Cagefight December 07, 2006

The process of leaking a prototype device to generate buzz about a product you don't quite yet have ready for market to a friendly tech website who will promote the gizmo well before it's ready to go.
Gizmodo's finding of that Apple iPhone 4G months before it's released is clearly a case of protohype.
by Wolfie2k8 April 19, 2010
