Insincere offers of incentives used in place of actual incentives or as virtue signaling. Mentioning funding, promotions or benefits without the authority, intention or ability to deliver.
“Management has nothing left to offer us apart from some carrot-waving. Frankly, I’m more worried where that carrot is going to end up.”
by ragnar hairy breeches January 26, 2024
Get the carrot-wavingmug. by tywave April 14, 2024
Get the the wave of the wave the wave of the mapmug. The bastard child of No Wave, raised on blown-out amps, rusted distortion pedals, and YouTube rips of forgotten noise rock demos. Think modern no wave guitar skronk, noise rock tantrums, industrial clangs, and just enough rhythm to keep the basement mosh pit from collapsing into complete chaos.
by ZaGlitch100 September 5, 2025
Get the Now Wavemug. A large amount of academic assignments assigned to a student at the same general time (about three weeks at most) (i.e. essays, tests, lab reports, quizzes, projects)
Person #1: I have two lab reports, 3 tests, 3 projects, 1 essay, and 2 quizzes this week!
Person #2: Boy, that's some academic wave!
Person #2: Boy, that's some academic wave!
by KyloRen7517 December 4, 2017
Get the academic wavemug. The deafening almost physical wave of noise made by thousands of tween girls attending a large concert that happens as a boy-band takes the stage.
by The Gleeper February 24, 2020
Get the squee wavemug. by BEEAUCHT May 22, 2022
Get the Wave the wandmug. Noun. To give someone the hillbilly wave is to show them your middle finger, and it's not very nice, but it's useful for when you want to use the F word on someone without making a sound.
by Ilooklikeyoda June 23, 2014
Get the Hillbilly Wavemug.