kirupa's definitions

simplificant

Something that is simple and significant

A whale's ability to hold its breath for long periods of time is a simplificant part of its ability to survive

by kirupa November 27, 2013

goat music

Music that is so terrible, soo simple, and sooo repetitive, a herd of goats probably played a large role in its production.

That Indian Kathakali show had some epic goat music blaring all over the place with four half-naked dudes beating a drum for two hours.

by kirupa April 19, 2015

micromoment

A micromoment is 1×10^6 of a moment (SI Standard prefix "micro" = 10^6); that is, one-millionth of a moment.

The time it takes to suck a piece of boba from a bubble tea container using the straw is exactly one micromoment.

by kirupa December 7, 2012

mapp

A common way of referring to mobile applications.

When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone, the world had now changed. The days of the thick, client-side applications became numbered while the era of mapps on handheld devices began.

by kirupa December 9, 2012

eartian

An intraterrestrial life form that demands oxygen, water, and food for survival.

Now, I am not a speciest or anything, but I wish all of the eartians would just go back to where they came from.

by kirupa December 9, 2012

instatwittageddon

The epic battle between Instagram and Twitter on who can annoy their users more.

Forget the fiscal cliff or the Middle East or Justin Bieber. If somebody (Batman?) doesn't intervene in instatwittageddon, the world as we know it is over.

by kirupa December 9, 2012

snarkastic

Given to the use of satirical wit containing a little dash of pure evil.

No matter how hideous looking a child actually is, one must always avoid snarkastic remarks about the hideousness when around the child's parents.

by kirupa January 6, 2013