Aaron of Minneapolis's definitions
Amount per hundred. A concept which many people are somewhat naive about. Often abbreviated as "%" (the percent sign).
I've read that people will often treat a 0.1 percent chance as less than a 1-in-1000 chance, even though they are exactly the same amount. *shrug*
by Aaron of Minneapolis November 16, 2007
Get the percentmug. "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 11, 2007
Get the °mug. 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 10, 2010
Get the barriernoiamug. 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 10, 2010
Get the conaphobiamug. 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
Get the pencil you inmug. 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 22, 2008
Get the clunkermug. 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 17, 2007
Get the %mug.