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-waving mug.1. A wave that is unbreaking and ongoing. Can be regular or modulated (as long as the modulations are themselves regular).
2. The ongoing gesture made by a friend, spouse, or other acquaintance whose ship is leaving the harbor.
3. The Wave happening inside a stadium that goes on for an unusually long time. This phenomenon is rare, and should be memorized like it's a double rainbow.
2. The ongoing gesture made by a friend, spouse, or other acquaintance whose ship is leaving the harbor.
3. The Wave happening inside a stadium that goes on for an unusually long time. This phenomenon is rare, and should be memorized like it's a double rainbow.
Examples:
1. A flashlight, the sun, and any other solid light.
2. Constant, ongoing sounds, such as the "beeeeeeeeep" tone marking someone's death at a hospital, a mosquito that just won't go away, a broken car horn after it has rear-ended somebody.
3. "For five solid minutes my friend continuously waved to the masses below as the ship moved away. He might have gone on waving then, but I didn't see him afterwards so I dunno."
4. Guy 1: "Remember that time The Wave broke out at the game a year ago? The one that went on for like five minutes?"
Guy 2: "Yeah, now that's what I call a continuous wave. You don't see shit like that every day."
1. A flashlight, the sun, and any other solid light.
2. Constant, ongoing sounds, such as the "beeeeeeeeep" tone marking someone's death at a hospital, a mosquito that just won't go away, a broken car horn after it has rear-ended somebody.
3. "For five solid minutes my friend continuously waved to the masses below as the ship moved away. He might have gone on waving then, but I didn't see him afterwards so I dunno."
4. Guy 1: "Remember that time The Wave broke out at the game a year ago? The one that went on for like five minutes?"
Guy 2: "Yeah, now that's what I call a continuous wave. You don't see shit like that every day."
by Remousamavi May 16, 2014
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Get the the wave of the wave the wave of the map mug.by sycamore June 11, 2022
Get the low wave mug.There's nothing like watching baseball and your man has his face between your thighs while he reaches up and pinches your nipples. He can do the wave better than anyone in the stands.
by ShattaA November 2, 2017
Get the The Wave mug.When a person might be waving at either you or a person behind you. There is no way to know unless you turn around to check.
"Bro, I was stuck in a Schrodinger's Wave yesterday!"
"How so?"
"I saw this lady waving in my direction and I wasn't sure if she was referring to me or someone else. Turns out she was waving to someone behind me after I checked."
"Damn, that's rough bro. Must've felt awkward afterwards."
"How so?"
"I saw this lady waving in my direction and I wasn't sure if she was referring to me or someone else. Turns out she was waving to someone behind me after I checked."
"Damn, that's rough bro. Must've felt awkward afterwards."
by Rockonboy123 April 30, 2023
Get the Schrodinger's Wave mug.When a table of drinkers starts the 'wave,' but instead of throwing their hands in the air, they toast their glasses from one end of the table to the other and back.
Ubisoft and Ignition just did the drink wave at dinner after E3 and it was the shit. invented July 15 2008.
by Drink Wave August 8, 2008
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