Stepping back then back again in a country over a short period of time (ie same day) - in order to reset/extend the period of days a non-resident can stay in a country.
Most foreign visitors to Thailand are granted a 30 day visa on arrival in Thailand. Staying longer requires a new visa, and the fastest & most economical means of getting it is a visa run: exit Thailand and return.
by U8IK May 13, 2008
"Embrace, extend, and extinguish" (EEE), ... is a phrase that the U.S. DoJ found was used internally by Microsoft to describe its strategy for entering product categories involving widely used standard , extending those standards with proprietary capabilities, and then using those differences in order to strongly disadvantage its competitors.
by U8IK March 16, 2020
Intentionally posing in other people's photos, for a later surprise.
Usually people making funny faces in the background, without the knowledge of the main subjects of the photo.
Usually people making funny faces in the background, without the knowledge of the main subjects of the photo.
by U8IK May 06, 2008
Destroy Your Liver. Assimilating large quantities of alcohool that would result in high spirits and painfull liver. Your liver must be punished!
by U8IK February 25, 2008
people with a very big variety of interests (jacks of all trades, polymaths etc) often to the point that they don't know what to choose as they don't want to give up their other interests
Jim has tried this and that but still hasn't decided on a clear path, he is, I guess, what you call a scanner. Sadly, he's in his early thirties.
by U8IK March 25, 2011
Many etymologists believe that the terms hip, hep and hepcat (e.g., jazz musicians' now cliched "hip cat") derive from the west African Wolof language word hepicat, which means "one who has his eyes open"
by U8IK August 01, 2011