charlie root's definitions

minusminus

1) the opposite of plusplus. one who is lacking in a certain characteristic

2) to give an object a lower "karma" rating

see ant. at plusplus
also: --

1) "I heard that mkart64 was hung--"
2) "hangover = tequila--"

by charlie root March 25, 2003

ecoli

A luke-warmblooded mammal, whose natural habitat is any environment within closer range of a CRT monitor or keyboard. Its diet is composed primarily of highly caffeinated and/or alcoholic liquids. Occasionally sighted on efnet, very little physical evidence of it exists. Anthropologists have debated the existence of "ecoli" for years.

see syn. at unix nerd, perlboy, ninja

<ecoli> omg stfu! rtfm, ffs.

by charlie root February 5, 2003

dumbass attack

n. 1) doing something incredibly stupid by accident, usually resulting in a core router or production database being shut down.

running 'route delete default' or 'ipfw add 0001 reset ip from any' from a remote SSH connection

by charlie root August 27, 2003

votesturbating

n. 1) the act of voting on a poll/quiz you've posted yourself
2) giving your own quotes a higher rating
(see also bash wanking)

anyone who has a quote on bash.org

by charlie root August 27, 2003

++

see plusplus.

by charlie root March 25, 2003

piss up a rope

sl.
1) a futile act
2) a not-so-subtle way of asking someone to go away and not come back for a while.

"go piss up a rope, loser."

by charlie root June 9, 2003

clueful

adj. 1) opposite of clueless.
2) used sarcastically, a question that answers itself
3) one who makes such a statement
4) anyone who is so clueless as to be unaware of their own deficiency of Vitamin Clue.

2) "How many points do you need to get to win at 21?"
4) dalnet.

by charlie root March 25, 2003