hand waving

1. Navy slang for semaphore

2. The crude pidgin language adopted by vastly intelligent scienticians when trying to explain complex ideas and theorems to a normal person with only average intelligence or less.

The radio was broken, so the crew of HMS Ipswich had to rely on Hand Waving.

With a lot of Hand Waving, professor Auld was able to explain to Helen the importance of 2+ 3+ alternate magnetic coupling in an antiferromagnetic arrangement.

hand waving by TheIan October 23, 2003

lighter waving

Holding out lighters and waving them back and forth in the air during concerts.

Recently, cell phones are taking the place of lighters.

They all decided to pull out their cell phones, lighter waving style.

lighter waving by everlasting May 11, 2006

Missile Waving 

when when country launches test missiles in response to another country's launch

"did you see the US launched an ICBM test missile?"
" Yeah I saw.. They are just Missile waving with North Korea"

Missile Waving by Lloyd Mobile August 2, 2017

Wand-waving 

When a guy waves his penis around trying to get his partner to either have sex with him or suck it.

My boyfriend was wand-waving at my apartment last night. He REALLY wants to get me pregnant.

Wand-waving by ARJM13 July 31, 2016

Willy Waving Contest 

Description given to an all male Tory leadership contest, where the candidates try to impress voters at conservative hustings by trying to out do each other by trying to be bigger and better than each other on all subjects.

They may be impressive at hustings, but the general public find it sad and embarrassing

"Boris and Hunt have turned this leadership contest into a Willy waving contest" - Emma Barnett, BBC 5live

Willy Waving Contest by Charno July 1, 2019

dick waving competition 

When two or more men have to one up each other. This is usually done through verbal combat, where the second man will try to discredit the first with an equal or better story. The first man will generally retaliate, with a further ‘one-up’ and so it continues.

This is called a ‘dick waving competetion’ Because the one-upmanship is like watching two man wave their dicks at each other - completely useless and no way to win an argument.

Robert: I reckon I can get this golf shot under par.

Steve: oh yeah? I reckon I can get a hole in one.

Robert: is that so? I reckon I get a Hole in one using a putter.

Steve: I reckon I can get a hole in one, using a putter, while standing on one leg.

Susan (watching this play out): what a dick waving competition. Just play through

dick waving competition by Lifeisacunion November 19, 2018

White Man Waving Arms In Park 

Chinese slang translation for a pretentious, but inept, caucasian, practicing Tai Chi in front of God and everyone

White Man Waving Arms In Park

Wong: (not impressed) That's not Tai Chi. That's just some white man waving his arms in the park.

White Man Waving Arms In Park by mark e. d'sade August 24, 2009