8 definitions by Mycopheles
by Mycopheles January 30, 2009
An undefinable, nebulous aura of irresistable sexual attraction that may affect either sex, and which seems to beyond the control of the one posessing it.
She turned to say good-night, and I leaned over to give her a chaste, friendly kiss on the cheek. Next thing I knew, we were kissing passionately, deeply, and my hands were wandering over her voluptuous body. I had succumbed to the power of her kevorka.
by Mycopheles August 4, 2005
by Mycopheles September 14, 2006
by Mycopheles September 26, 2006
When your email/MySpace/other electronic communication account has been hijacked by a virus that then uses your account to send messages to all your contacts, usually to continue spreading the virus, and/or distrubute spam.
by Mycopheles November 18, 2006
An engineering term referring to the process of examining a product, process, or system for defects, fixing the defects, then repeating as new defects appear, instead of re-engineering the solution with fewer defects.
"In other words, you attack your firewall / software / website / whatever from the outside, identify a flaw in it, fix the flaw, and then go back to looking. One of my programmer buddies refers to this process as 'turd polishing' because, as he says, it doesn't make your code any less smelly in the long run but management might enjoy its improved, shiny, appearance in the short term. "
by Mycopheles September 16, 2005
To separate physical objects, typically a machine and its operator. Moving information processing apparatus to a location remote from its operator, or vice versa. As opposed to colocate.
Discolocate: The company figures it will save half a million dollars a year by discolocating the engineering computers from the processing center in Bangalore.
by Mycopheles March 7, 2006