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
by Eugene M. Kim March 05, 2006
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?
by Eugene M. Kim October 24, 2005
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
by Eugene M. Kim February 14, 2005
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
by Eugene M. Kim February 14, 2005
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
by Eugene M. Kim May 05, 2005
Function: verb
Inflected forms: miggled, miggling
Etymology: Modern English decontraction of MGL (Milpitas Golfland), a video game arcade in Milpitas, CA, US.
Intransitive senses:
1 : (M~) to go play at Milpitas Golfland
2 : to have fun at a video game arcade, often in a social setting with friends and other people
Inflected forms: miggled, miggling
Etymology: Modern English decontraction of MGL (Milpitas Golfland), a video game arcade in Milpitas, CA, US.
Intransitive senses:
1 : (M~) to go play at Milpitas Golfland
2 : to have fun at a video game arcade, often in a social setting with friends and other people
``Are you gonna Miggle tonight?''
``Oh, come on, you should come miggle with us some time, and beat Cynan's ass at Soul Caliber 2.''
``Oh, come on, you should come miggle with us some time, and beat Cynan's ass at Soul Caliber 2.''
by Eugene M. Kim January 25, 2004
He's turning tridecadal this Friday!
by Eugene M. Kim June 28, 2005