Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

the traumatic stress you feel between the moment you post something on the Internet and the moment somebody likes it or responds

so I post this hilarious pic of me playing air guitar and within 37 minutes I get no response. No likes, no comments. Nothing. So here I am staring blankly at my Facebook wall with a severe case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as I wait for somebody to like my hilarious new update

by Peter Greenwall March 11, 2013

Acrobuzzanym

An acronym that's also a pronounceable buzzword

ACROBUZZANYM examples:
e.g.1 SCUBA - Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

e.g.2.RAM - Random Access Memory

e.g.3 IDIOTS - Institutions for Decisions Involving Organization & Temporary Solutions
(still to catch on)

by Peter Greenwall February 04, 2009

breaking muse

the latest amusing distraction, usually arriving by a digital medium e.g. text, e-mail forward, facebook notification, youtube etc.

e.g. 1. brb, I have breaking muse - Mike just tagged me in his photo-album 'stoned on the beach'

e.g. 2. BREAKING MUSE!! check out this youtube vid (link goes here)

e.g. 3. John is addicted to breaking muse - he constantly checks his facebook

e.g. 4. BREAKING MUSE! - Lisa just texted to say she's not coming! YAY

by Peter Greenwall February 04, 2009

obspervant

(adj.) The uncanny ability to observe your surroundings with a totally innocent yet undeniably pervy undertone. Whether it’s clocking every gym bro flexing in a tank top, side-eyeing that audaciously short skirt, or mentally cataloging every exposed tattoo in sight, you just have an eye for noticing sexiness wherever you go

Often accompanied by a running internal monologue:
“Is that even legal to wear in public?!”
“OMG, is it me, or is everyone else this obspervant?”

“I wasn’t creeping, I’m just naturally #Obspervant.”

Warning: High levels of #Obspervant behavior may lead to embarrassing slip-ups like audibly gasping at someone’s daring outfit. Proceed with caution and sunglasses.

by Peter Greenwall November 10, 2024

voice-prompt hell

the frustration experienced when dialling a large organization to speak to a real person about a specific query that isn't covered by the maze of multiple automated options, and / or the voice recognition system can't understand you

I just spent at least 10 minutes in voice-prompt hell trying to speak to someone about my traffic fine, only to discover at the end there's an option to press zero to speak to a real person

by Peter Greenwall July 06, 2011

Hysterical Accuracy

'dramatic purposes'; changing the facts to make your story funnier or more interesting (and possibly to dodge potential defamatory / libel lawsuits)

some of the characters names and certain locations and events have been fictionalised for hysterical accuracy

by Peter Greenwall May 14, 2011

Osknowsis

knowledge acquired subconsciously; the transfer of information from a high concentration (what you know about) to a low concentration (what you don't know), leading to a sudden solution; knowing something without knowing how you know it

e.g.1: On hiring a car and getting horribly lost, it suddenly occurred to the captain of the ship: why can't I have satellite navigation in my car? He had just invented it by Osknowsis.

e.g.2: "Dude, how do you know all the lyrics to Piano Man?"
Osknowsis - I don't remember learning them!

by Peter Greenwall February 04, 2009