The type of internet-war between individuals which grows out of quickly-written emails containing statements that may be easily misunderstood or mis-taken by the recepient, and grows through retaliatory responses into massive proportions.
Since email is unable to convey facial-expressions, unable to fully-convey emotive states or the status of the writer (ie tired, sick, depressed), is not interactive face-to-face dialog, and tends to be hastily-written, these misunderstandings via email are frequently based entirely upon mis-communication rather than truthful intent.
Term coined by Louise Doncaster circa 2003.
Since email is unable to convey facial-expressions, unable to fully-convey emotive states or the status of the writer (ie tired, sick, depressed), is not interactive face-to-face dialog, and tends to be hastily-written, these misunderstandings via email are frequently based entirely upon mis-communication rather than truthful intent.
Term coined by Louise Doncaster circa 2003.
Person #1 states how they were ripped off by a third-party. Person #2 replies, "oh well that's what you get," meaning that's what you get when you deal with people like the third-party. Person #1 misunderstands the statement to mean that they deserved to be ripped off, or that Person #2 is flipping them off about their upset feelings of being ripped-off.
by Buggy September 09, 2005
Get the e-ragemug. In the days prior to a certain search-engine's rise to fame, thereby distorting the original meaning, the term "google-eyed" referred to a certain odd and slightly humorous appearance or expression in someone's eyes. Whether the person was slightly cross-eyed, cockeyed, or had a lazy eye, or simply postured their eyes in an odd way during an expression, they were "google-eyed."
In newer post-google.com use, it probably refers to someone who has spent far too many hours "googling" or web-searching for something and reading too many webpages.
In newer post-google.com use, it probably refers to someone who has spent far too many hours "googling" or web-searching for something and reading too many webpages.
by buggy June 25, 2007
Get the google-eyedmug. The kind of virus (or flu) where you don't know which direction to face the toilet, next. Also known as the lid-flipper-virus.
{blahhhhhhhh!!!!}
{sppfffhhhhhlllllltttttt!!!!!}
{blaaaaahhhhhhhhhh blahhhhhh!}
He'll survive, he's just got the 180-virus, tossin' and turnin' and doing the lid-flippin' on the old porcelain.
{sppfffhhhhhlllllltttttt!!!!!}
{blaaaaahhhhhhhhhh blahhhhhh!}
He'll survive, he's just got the 180-virus, tossin' and turnin' and doing the lid-flippin' on the old porcelain.
by buggy January 04, 2008
Get the 180-virusmug. When someone refuses to say anything in an audio or video recording, out of fear of being incriminated when the material invariably ends up on the internet. A variation on the US Fifth Amendment regarding self-incrimination.
Hey I'm not saying anything to you while you're taking that movie because I know it's gonna end up on the internet-- pleading Internet Fifth!
by Buggy December 09, 2008
Get the internet fifthmug. Specifically meaning (and sometimes legally) that the item is literally untouched by human hands.
The term comes from coins made at COIN MINTS which were dropped from the press directly into boxes for collectors and therefore never touched by human hands.
The meaning of the term "mint" is about as strict as the definition for the word "virgin."
In stretching the modern-day definition, it sometimes is valid to refer to an item which was purchased brand-new and unopened, but has been opened and checked but never used.
A further stretch is the use of "near-mint" which would still mean something possibly tested and used briefly but which still has no evidence of human handling or use.
It does NOT mean "looks like it's almost new." It does NOT mean anything to do with the herbal MINTS, as unfortunately assumed by many newer-generation mis-users of the term "mint."
It does NOT mean, in legal or historical use, anything to do with "looks cool" or "good" or "nice," as defined by other submissions on this website, on many ebay listngs and in common modern-day slang mis-use. That is sheer illiterate bastardization of the term.
The term comes from coins made at COIN MINTS which were dropped from the press directly into boxes for collectors and therefore never touched by human hands.
The meaning of the term "mint" is about as strict as the definition for the word "virgin."
In stretching the modern-day definition, it sometimes is valid to refer to an item which was purchased brand-new and unopened, but has been opened and checked but never used.
A further stretch is the use of "near-mint" which would still mean something possibly tested and used briefly but which still has no evidence of human handling or use.
It does NOT mean "looks like it's almost new." It does NOT mean anything to do with the herbal MINTS, as unfortunately assumed by many newer-generation mis-users of the term "mint."
It does NOT mean, in legal or historical use, anything to do with "looks cool" or "good" or "nice," as defined by other submissions on this website, on many ebay listngs and in common modern-day slang mis-use. That is sheer illiterate bastardization of the term.
"This camera is MINT condition, I opened it to see if it took the kind of storage-card that I use but it didn't, so I put it back in the box."
"This 40-year-old Gibson guitar has been in the closet since my grandfather won it in a contest, and other than a few playings it's nearly mint-condition."
"This 40-year-old Gibson guitar has been in the closet since my grandfather won it in a contest, and other than a few playings it's nearly mint-condition."
by buggy October 18, 2007
Get the mintmug. Do you want your peanut butter spread thick, or just buttstain-brown?
I like the color of that table, not as dark as walnut, not as light as maple, more of a buttstain-brown.
I like the color of that table, not as dark as walnut, not as light as maple, more of a buttstain-brown.
by buggy October 20, 2005
Get the buttstain-brownmug. 1) Someone who drives like a total asshole.
2) Someone who drives like a Taliban Suicide Bomber on a mission, with no regard for courtesy, safety or for others.
2) Someone who drives like a Taliban Suicide Bomber on a mission, with no regard for courtesy, safety or for others.
Man, I nearly got taken out in the parking lot by some Taliban Roadrunner who came flying down the lane doing 35mph, and had the nerve to honk at me as he blasted past, swerved and nearly hit some kid. No regrets on his part.
by buggy September 07, 2006
Get the Taliban Roadrunnermug.