A word used by the tech-savvy to sound smarter than the really are.
More specifically:
A math term that means perpendicular, but not just in 2D but in any dimension. Now commonly used to indicate an idea or concept that stands apart so much from everything else that it "sticks out," is "from left field," or is "third-way."
More specifically:
A math term that means perpendicular, but not just in 2D but in any dimension. Now commonly used to indicate an idea or concept that stands apart so much from everything else that it "sticks out," is "from left field," or is "third-way."
"I have this co-worker who keeps using the word 'orthogonal,' usually after he mentions some idea he thinks is God's gift to man. Can't wait to get this word into my vocab. Soon as I figure out what it means."
by Philosophistry February 08, 2010
Get the orthogonalmug. A boyfriend who is just there to satisfy the need for having a boyfriend.
i.e. someone who is fulfilling short-term needs in your life, but for whom you don't see a long-term purpose.
i.e. someone who is fulfilling short-term needs in your life, but for whom you don't see a long-term purpose.
Eh, he's just a placeholder boyfriend in my life. I hate sleeping alone.
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I don't get fazed when I'm into a girl who has a boyfriend. I always just assume that he's a placeholder boyfriend, and that she'll dump him once she finds someone real.
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I don't get fazed when I'm into a girl who has a boyfriend. I always just assume that he's a placeholder boyfriend, and that she'll dump him once she finds someone real.
by Philosophistry April 05, 2009
Get the placeholder boyfriendmug. Any video that's not stored on blu-ray. Usually means DVD, VCD or anything you downloaded and watched on your computer.
"Did you see Transformers on Blu-Ray?"
"Nah, I saw it on lo-ray."
"Dude, why are you still watching on lo-ray? Go get a PS3 or something, and upgrade your life."
"Nah, I saw it on lo-ray."
"Dude, why are you still watching on lo-ray? Go get a PS3 or something, and upgrade your life."
by Philosophistry December 22, 2009
Get the lo-raymug. This loan guarantee for nuclear power plants amounts to billions of dollars in green pork that will do little to meet America’s energy needs.
by Philosophistry February 17, 2010
Get the green porkmug. Watching an entire season of a TV series in a short period of time, especially if you are watching it in one sitting.
Hey, I can't come out tonight. I just got the last season of Lost on DVD, and I'm marathoning it right now. I can't put it down.
by Philosophistry February 15, 2009
Get the marathoningmug. to watch an entire season of a TV series in a short period of time, especially if you watch them in one sitting.
I just got the last season of Lost on DVD, and I had to marathon it last weekend. I couldn't put it down.
by Philosophistry January 31, 2009
Get the marathonmug. It's really sad that I learned that technique from hate watching Toddler's & Tiaras
So I was hate watching this liberal/conservative talk show the other day, and the host wouldn't stop talking about healthcare!
So I was hate watching this liberal/conservative talk show the other day, and the host wouldn't stop talking about healthcare!
by Philosophistry October 26, 2013
Get the hate watchingmug.