anuncertainsomeone's definitions

to Shapiro

"Winning" a debate by saying something so indescribably dumb that your opponent doesn't know where to start correcting said statement.

Now, i know my teacher isn't the smartest, but when i tried to correct him about how people in the middle ages did not, in fact, live to 25, then fall over dead, he decided to Shapiro me

by anuncertainsomeone March 20, 2022

Conflict of interest

Google Chrome having Privacy Settings

The conflict of interest is the quintessential part of any good story.

by anuncertainsomeone November 25, 2020

Kraken drive

A means of propulsion in Kerbal Space Program that harnesses the power of the Space Kraken to propel the player's ship forwards in a manner that defies the laws of physics. Examples include the heat shield propeller, the ladder drive, and the docking port drive.

A: No matter how hard i tried, i just couldn't fit the delta-v AND the thrust into the same rocket.
B: Well then, Kraken drive it is!

by anuncertainsomeone November 28, 2022

Serezedian

Abkürzung von "Selbstreduzierende Zeitdifferenzangabe", eine Eindeutschung von "Countdown"

Die Rakete hebt gleich ab, Houston hat den Serezedian schon gestartet

by anuncertainsomeone July 18, 2023

river crabbing

Using a near homophone or synonym of a censored word to circumvent filters meant to detect it
(In Mandarin Chinese, the word "river crab" is a near homophone of "harmonization", which is itself a euphemism of the word "censorship")

"What is 'sax and violins' even supposed to mean?"
"It's just a river crabbing of 'sex and violence'."

"Can people please stop river crabbing everything on YouTube? If i hear the word "unalive" one more time, i swear-"

by anuncertainsomeone March 10, 2025

complaint

A collective noun to describe a group of Karens

So it was 9:55 and we were about to close, and in comes a complaint of Karens.

by anuncertainsomeone January 2, 2022

successful landing

Anything you can walk away from

I mean, half of my rocket exploded trying to land it on Mun, and so my kerbals are now stuck there, but they're still alive, so i call that a successful landing.

The plane is wrecked, but everyone survived, so that was a successful landing.

by anuncertainsomeone March 19, 2022