n. One who needs constant close contact (i.e. snuggling, cuddling, spooning) with his/her partner/friend/significant other. Without this contact, whining or other forms of verbal protest may be issued accompanied by pouting.
by vaeren December 08, 2006
The delay experienced after incorrectly typing your Windows login password, before you are allowed another chance to enter it.
by vaeren July 25, 2008
n. A coffee break taken after a Catastrophic, Major, or Serious incident has occurred. Attendees at the CMS Coffee are usually quiet and reflective in demeanor. The most likely place for a CMS Coffee to occur is onboard an oil platform in Norway.
by vaeren January 13, 2007
A phenomenon which occurs during the final stages of a bad situation (or failboat), failsuck is the tendency of a situation to consume huge quantities of time and resources before it is corrected, resolved or abandoned. Once a situation collapses under its own 'gravity of fail' it becomes a 'vortex of failsuck' that begins to consume all people, time, and resources in its vicinity.
John left the meeting, but was pulled back in when Steve suggested changing the contract, collapsing the meeting into a vortex of failsuck.
by vaeren April 25, 2009
An oilfield term used to describe a condition that does not need to be corrected right away. For instance, a minor mistake which can be corrected later is deemed "playbackable."
The word originated when oilfield data was kept on computer tapes, and in order to re-access the data, the tape had to be played back.
The word originated when oilfield data was kept on computer tapes, and in order to re-access the data, the tape had to be played back.
Example:
Terry: "I can't believe I just spent my last $20 at the craps table. Too bad my bet isn't playbackable."
Example 2:
Jim: "I just computed some data with the wrong model."
Tom: "Don't worry, it's playbackable."
Terry: "I can't believe I just spent my last $20 at the craps table. Too bad my bet isn't playbackable."
Example 2:
Jim: "I just computed some data with the wrong model."
Tom: "Don't worry, it's playbackable."
by vaeren November 05, 2008
1) n. The place in Norway to work.
2) adj. Unavailable for drinking/partying due to being on a rig.
3) v. Tricked, conned, or otherwise persuaded into going offshore.
2) adj. Unavailable for drinking/partying due to being on a rig.
3) v. Tricked, conned, or otherwise persuaded into going offshore.
1) I work offshore, we watch plasma TV's on coffee break.
2) I was offshore for the last 4 weekends.
3) I was supposed to be home for the holidays, but I got offshored. Looks like this year I'll have an offshore christmas instead.
2) I was offshore for the last 4 weekends.
3) I was supposed to be home for the holidays, but I got offshored. Looks like this year I'll have an offshore christmas instead.
by vaeren December 17, 2006