enkephalin07's definitions
A momentary fugue characterized by a lapse of comprehension in verbal communication in a language the listener is normally fluent in. The individual words may be understood, but somehow they fail to coalesce in meaning.
Sometimes this occurs from a statement made completely out of context, but it can also spontaneously arise from an otherwise clear flow of conversation.
Sometimes this occurs from a statement made completely out of context, but it can also spontaneously arise from an otherwise clear flow of conversation.
"Don't make her laugh, though. You won't like the sound of it."
"...what?"
"repeats verbatim"
"Don't repeat it, rephrase it! I'm having aural dyslexia."
"...what?"
"repeats verbatim"
"Don't repeat it, rephrase it! I'm having aural dyslexia."
by enkephalin07 March 1, 2016
Get the aural dyslexiamug. This is where documents procrastinate after apathetic organization has rodented (is that a word yet? I mean ferreted and squirreled are verbs, but there are plenty of rodents that succinctly define the behavior) them away to an innocuous corner of of an administrative employee's office.
How did you find the Jonathon estate contract? That wasn't in his folder.
I just dug it out of the rathole file. Looks like the last signature on it is five years old.
I just dug it out of the rathole file. Looks like the last signature on it is five years old.
by enkephalin07 August 19, 2023
Get the rathole filemug. "End of Service" or "End of Support". It means the developers have deemed the software or software-as-service benefits themselves less than the community that supported it, and are now washing their hands of you goddamn swine. Oh, but please buy our sequel!
by enkephalin07 August 19, 2023
Get the EOSmug. In military parlance it means 'no more respect than protocol requires me to show'. Opposite of the term: 'with respect'.
Said to a superior, a means of veiling contempt adequately enough to evade disciplinary action (depending on the words following it.) Applied frequently by top brass toward Congressmen during Senate Committee Hearings.
Said to a subordinate (rarely,) it sarcastically emphasizes how little respect the superior is required to SHOW, and how much less they're required to HAVE for the subordinate.
Said to a superior, a means of veiling contempt adequately enough to evade disciplinary action (depending on the words following it.) Applied frequently by top brass toward Congressmen during Senate Committee Hearings.
Said to a subordinate (rarely,) it sarcastically emphasizes how little respect the superior is required to SHOW, and how much less they're required to HAVE for the subordinate.
Commander Knox: Admiral, with all due respect, this is my boat.
Admiral Graham: Not anymore, "with all due respect".
Admiral Graham: Not anymore, "with all due respect".
by enkephalin07 March 2, 2016
Get the with all due respectmug. The top of the military chain of command, the ones who report directly to The DoD, POTUS and Congress.
by enkephalin07 March 2, 2016
Get the Top Brassmug. "knee deep in ass", "knee deep in my/your/his/her/their ass"
To get knee deep in someone's ass is to deliver an extensive verbal reprimand with such fervent displeasure that the recipient feels violated.
see also called out on the carpet
To get knee deep in someone's ass is to deliver an extensive verbal reprimand with such fervent displeasure that the recipient feels violated.
see also called out on the carpet
That text was probably an accident, but I have to uphold my authority, so I'm gonna get him in here to get knee deep in his ass (knee deep in ass) over it for the next hour.
by enkephalin07 June 29, 2016
Get the knee deep in assmug. The act of drawing forth shed lower body garments from the bottom of the clothes pile, and making them WALK AGAIN!
by enkephalin07 August 19, 2016
Get the Necropancymug.