5 definitions by Kauffy
The opposite of a "dogwhistle" in speech. A catwhistle is a signal word or phrase that causes the listener to discount what's being said, or ignore whatever follows. Often, a catwhistle to one audience is a dogwhistle to another audience.
"Unfortunately, the phrase 'Building 7' has become a real catwhistle in discussions about 9/11."
"Everytime this guy speaks, I'm interested until he starts mentioning 'The Elites'-- it's a total catwhistle."
"Referring to women as 'females' is an excellent way to catwhistle whatever follows."
"Everytime this guy speaks, I'm interested until he starts mentioning 'The Elites'-- it's a total catwhistle."
"Referring to women as 'females' is an excellent way to catwhistle whatever follows."
by Kauffy October 14, 2018
by Kauffy January 19, 2019
(adj) A portmanteau of human + unique, in the domain of software development and machine learning, that describes tasks or skills that can't readily be automated, and thus can really only properly done by humans-- they are uniquely human skills.
Automating accounting makes sense, but you're safe in sales. Sales is a really hunique area.
If a machine takes your job analyzing legal documents, you can always focus on your poetry. At least that's hunique.
Let's script all of this busy-work, so you can focus on the hunique stuff: customer calls, and complaint-handling.
If a machine takes your job analyzing legal documents, you can always focus on your poetry. At least that's hunique.
Let's script all of this busy-work, so you can focus on the hunique stuff: customer calls, and complaint-handling.
by Kauffy November 16, 2018
(noun) The act of broadly gesturing and/or mouthing words to someone on the opposite side of a pane of glass (e.g., a window, car window, etc.), even if the other party could hear you if you spoke.
(verb) To engage in an act of windowmime.
(verb) To engage in an act of windowmime.
"Betsy let me know she needed her car keys after she went outside by the key-usey-hand-twisty windowmime."
by Kauffy November 16, 2018
Hemiamory is the practice of, or desire for, less than a full relationship-- whether monogamous or polyamorous; the desire for only portions of typical human relationships, with the knowledge and consent of all involved.
"These days, I'm more into hemiamory-- I don't need someone around all the time, or for every activity."
"I'm not asexual, I'm just not that driven by the need to couple-up or anything. I'd say I'm more hemiamorous."
"I'm not asexual, I'm just not that driven by the need to couple-up or anything. I'd say I'm more hemiamorous."
by Kauffy December 7, 2018