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
Percent; amount per hundred. A concept which many people are somewhat naive about.
Also used in many computer codes for variables, or for encoding special characters in web addresses.
Also used in many computer codes for variables, or for encoding special characters in web addresses.
1% = 1/100 = 0.01 ; 100% = 1
Why do some coaches ask you to give it 110%, when 100% is (by definition) the most you can give?
The code for a % sign in a web address is %25.
Why do some coaches ask you to give it 110%, when 100% is (by definition) the most you can give?
The code for a % sign in a web address is %25.
by Aaron of Minneapolis August 14, 2007
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
by Aaron of Minneapolis August 14, 2007