Definitions by Eugene M. Kim
DUI
Function: abbreviation or verb
Inflected forms: -ing, -ed
Etymology: twist on modern American English abbreviation “DUI” (Driving Under the Influence)
dance/dancing under the influence
Inflected forms: -ing, -ed
Etymology: twist on modern American English abbreviation “DUI” (Driving Under the Influence)
dance/dancing under the influence
DUI by Eugene M. Kim April 14, 2006
POLA
Function: abbreviation
Policy Of Least Astonishment, a principle in interface design/engineering that existing practices and expectations should not be changed without enough prior notice and discussion, in order to avoid catching other colleagues with unexpected confusion and/or frustration.
Repeated violation of POLA is often a sign of a prima donna (someone with an egotistical "my way, or no way" attitude).
Policy Of Least Astonishment, a principle in interface design/engineering that existing practices and expectations should not be changed without enough prior notice and discussion, in order to avoid catching other colleagues with unexpected confusion and/or frustration.
Repeated violation of POLA is often a sign of a prima donna (someone with an egotistical "my way, or no way" attitude).
Hey, good job violating POLA by negating the return value of that function... Do you even realize you just broke the entire thing for 6289367918234 days until the others fix their own code that calls your function?
POLA by Eugene M. Kim October 26, 2005
myspacoholic
Pronunciation: IPA /mai'speikə,hə,lik/
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): -s
Etymology: American registered trademark MySpace™ + -coholic (from modern English alcoholic)
1 : one who is addicted to compulsive and/or excessive use of MySpace™
2 : one who is unable to carry out normal daily tasks due to compulsive use of MySpace™
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): -s
Etymology: American registered trademark MySpace™ + -coholic (from modern English alcoholic)
1 : one who is addicted to compulsive and/or excessive use of MySpace™
2 : one who is unable to carry out normal daily tasks due to compulsive use of MySpace™
Damn, you joined MySpace only last week and you're already a myspacoholic... Get a life!
She's such a pathetic myspacoholic... She won't go to school or find a job, she just spends all her time in front of that damned computer!
She's such a pathetic myspacoholic... She won't go to school or find a job, she just spends all her time in front of that damned computer!
myspacoholic by Eugene M. Kim October 13, 2005
tridecadal
tridecadal by Eugene M. Kim July 9, 2005
umphasized
Yeah, I umphasized myself too much this morning... And I'm having a bad headache now. x_x
Umphasized Diet Ice = <3
Umphasized Diet Ice = <3
umphasized by Eugene M. Kim May 5, 2005
umphasis
Function: noun
Inflected form(s): umphases (plural)
Etymology: Umph (high-caffeine seltzer tablet) + -sis
a : dissolving an Umph tablet into a drink
b : heavily caffeinating a drink
Inflected form(s): umphases (plural)
Etymology: Umph (high-caffeine seltzer tablet) + -sis
a : dissolving an Umph tablet into a drink
b : heavily caffeinating a drink
umphasis by Eugene M. Kim February 14, 2005
umphasize
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -ed/-ing/-es
Etymology: umphasis + -ize
a : to dissolve an Umph tablet into a drink
b : to caffeinate
Inflected Form(s): -ed/-ing/-es
Etymology: umphasis + -ize
a : to dissolve an Umph tablet into a drink
b : to caffeinate
umphasize by Eugene M. Kim February 14, 2005