Fear of Jersey barriers and construction barriers. Its primary symptom is a tendency to drive slowly and/or hug the opposite side of a lane where such barriers are present.
Although the shoulder work didn't actually block traffic, things were still slow from a few drivers getting barriernoia.
by Aaron of Minneapolis July 06, 2010
An old-fashioned 5.25-inch floppy disk, commonly used in early personal computers (such as Apple IIs and IBM PCs). So nicknamed because, unlike 3.5-inch floppies, they are flexible enough to bend when waved (that is, they flop around).
I should put a 5.25" drive in my old computer and see if there are any DOS games I want from the old floppy floppies.
Circa 1990:
Person A: "Can I borrow a floppy disk?"
Person B: "Hard floppy or floppy floppy?"
Circa 1990:
Person A: "Can I borrow a floppy disk?"
Person B: "Hard floppy or floppy floppy?"
by Aaron of Minneapolis August 24, 2009
Fear of traffic cones. Its primary symptom is a tendency to drive more slowly than necessary where such cones are used on a roadway.
No lanes were actually blocked by the utility work, but traffic was still slow due to a few drivers' conaphobia.
by Aaron of Minneapolis July 06, 2010
"Degrees"; the "degree" sign. Commonly used in temperatures, angles, and geographical coordinates, it can typed on a PC by hitting Alt-0176 (using the numeric keypad), and its HTML code is °. I wouldn't be surprised if someone's used it in a job advertisement before.
by Aaron of Minneapolis August 10, 2007
A dirty chunk of snow and ice that builds up inside a car fender in the winter (and eventually falls off). Also known as a car booger or a slurd.
I wish they'd fix that road; it gets so many potholes after a thaw that it knocks all the clunkers off everyone's cars.
by Aaron of Minneapolis January 23, 2008
To tentatively make an appointment or commitment. Implies it could be changed or canceled, since pencil marks are erasable.
Bob: "I got tickets to Saturday's game. You want to go?"
Tom: "If I can. I might have to work that day, but I'll pencil you in."
Tom: "If I can. I might have to work that day, but I'll pencil you in."
by Aaron of Minneapolis May 10, 2010
A user of new software or equipment, who must deal with the bugs that were not eliminated in beta testing.
(Derivation: Gamma is the next Greek letter after alpha and beta.)
(Derivation: Gamma is the next Greek letter after alpha and beta.)
I'm going to wait a while before getting Windows Vista; I remember the problems people had with XP and Service Pack 2 when they came out, and I don't want to be a gamma tester.
by Aaron of Minneapolis January 28, 2007