Maschinenmensch's definitions

virgin killing sweater

(noun) A halter-top or turtle-necked sweater that is backless and possibly side-less. Currently (as of Jan. 2017) popular in Japan.

Name comes from a tweet featuring an image of the sweater.

Man, she looked hot in that virgin killing sweater with her epic side-boob!

by Maschinenmensch January 31, 2017

dumbfire

(adjective) A projectile lacking any form of guidance, other than normal aiming. Generally used to distinguish it from "smart", "intelligent", or "precision guided" weapons. (i.e. dumbfire rockets).

When our helicopter's targeting system failed, we had to use our Hellfire missiles as dumbfire rockets.

by Maschinenmensch January 5, 2017

gamer's parkinsons

A noticeable shaking or trembling of the body, especially of the hands and arms, that occurs after an intense gaming session, similar to Parkinson's disease. Unlike regular Parkinson's, gamer's parkinsons is temporary and often wears off as adrenaline levels return to normal.

Man, that eight-hour session of Elite: Dangerous left me with gamer's Parkinsons for three hours!

by Maschinenmensch December 28, 2016

show hole

A side effect of binge-watching. Symptoms include a sense of emptiness and depression brought on by realizing you just wasted a good portion of your life watching several seasons of a TV show or an entire movie franchise all at once when you could have managed your time better. Other symptoms may include wanting to shoot/bury/destroy your TV, chronic unemployment, poor hygiene, loss of social life, and terminal irritation because now you have to wait until next season just to go through it all over again.

Term comes from 2015 Amazon FireTV commercial.

Cindy spent the whole weekend binge-watching Game Of Thrones and now she's stuck in a show hole.

by Maschinenmensch March 30, 2016

hammerban

1) (verb) To remove all traces of a user's account or a (sub)forum. Unlike the shadowban, the unwary user knows when he's banned because his account is locked and all his posts are gone as if he was never there.

1) What happens to innocent users and forum threads when micro-dicked mods or admins exercise their power of the banhammer.

That asshole shadowbanned me on his site, so I hammerbaned his ass here.

by Maschinenmensch November 5, 2015

Z-Minus

A grade far below the typical F. So poor that fail would be an understatement. A very bad score.

From Peanuts comics, where Peppermint Patty often gets "Z Minus" grades on her homework, tests, etc...

Some yellow rag gave Concord a AAAAA rating. I give it a Z-Minus.

by Maschinenmensch April 9, 2025

flashbang

(Vtubing, Noun)
1) An instance where a vtuber's clothing briefly vanishes due to a software glitch.
2) An instance where a vtuber knowingly or unknowingly gives the viewer an upskirt shot.

Vtuber Filian is known for her frequent flashbangs.

by Maschinenmensch June 14, 2023