Machiavellian delay

A conscious delay in response for the purpose of not appearing too overly eager to respond.

"I reject the concept of a Machiavellian delay. I think social networking has made this tactic transparent. The new ethic is authenticity, which lends itself to fluid communication."

by shadyladyk March 6, 2010

Heartbreak Delay

When your heart was broken my someone you're madly in love with but you don't feel the pain until well after the date-of-break. You usually feel ok and undepressed for anytime from a day to a week; usually because you try to put on a macho, "I don't need you" facad. Then after the set time your emotions get the best of you and you start to expirence the natural symptoms of heartbreak. Sometimes they could get worse than usual.

(saturday)
Guy 1: Hey man, I heard you and Amanda broke up. You okay?
Guy 2: Yeah dude I'm fine. I didn't need her anyway. She wasn't even all that.

(6 days later)
Guy 1: Hey man look, it's Amanda.
Guy 2: Don't remind me.... *walks away*
Amanda: What's his problem?
Guy 1: Oh he just has heartbreak delay.

by toxinalive August 4, 2010

delayziness

When you're late to a meeting because your lazy.
Delay+layziness = delayziness

Guy: Why didn't you come when we agreed?
Girl: My delayziness got the better of me.

by Delaziness November 19, 2014

delayed conversationalism

A rare disease causing people to constantly be one sentence behind in conversation without realizing it.

That guy with delayed conversationalism always ruins social gatherings, because he will accidentally insult people to their faces.

by Frank Hagglemann August 1, 2016

Delayed fake IQ

A person that waits on everyone else to speek then consigns by saying I was just thinking that.

Hey did you hear that the president has to decide on a completely new staff by Jan.

Yeah I was just thinking that.

That was a delayed fake IQ

by 100percentcaveman November 16, 2016

delfish

Dumb and selfish

They think their kid is a good athlete but he is delfish.

by Fame4263638 December 3, 2017

Shame Delay

The extra time spent sitting on the toilet waiting for other patrons of the men's room to leave. Usually occurs in corporate settings after malodorous toilet episodes.

"I had like a 7 minute shame delay because my boss was in the crapper next to me."

"I knew the guy in the stall next to me began a shame delay, but there was no way I was coming out first. However, after 4 minutes of silence we both gave up and went to wash our hands. It was awkward."

by TPS Report March 30, 2008