steam engine time

A period of time when many inventors all over the world, despite isolation from each other, and with no contact with each other in any way, begin inventing a similar technology with a coincidental commonality of ideas.

The invention of the steam engine didn't occur in only one place but was invented independently and in isolation by many inventors all over the world.

Another example of steam engine time includes the independent invention of the aeroplane by people in isolation from each other in many different regions of the world, leading to arguments about "who" invented the aeroplane first.

by Wataru108 January 21, 2009

engating

The stage of dating between just dating and being engaged

Jim and Pam got engaged last week but they have been engating for months.

by shawack January 1, 2009

Engineering eighty

The equivalent of freshman fifteen but for engineering majors. The engineer will spend his university life doing nothing but eating, sleeping, studying, and drinking. Thus, over the term of their degree engineers will be the last ones picked for varsity sports, due to their poor exercise habits and non-existent cardio.

Eww I'm never gonna put him on our football team, engineering eighty hit him hard!

by Pandarchon November 23, 2011

english honors

Hell. You'll think you can handle it, and you'll do well in the class but the bags under your eyes and desperation for sleep with say otherwise.

English Honors teacher: Class, I am assigning a reading to be done independently. Its from page 103- 253 and it's due tomorrow.

Class: *zombie-like moans*

by a_student January 5, 2016

English

The language your using to read this definition

You are reading this in the English language

by GORILLA YO October 26, 2016

Engsub

When English Subtitles are required for the viewer to understand what is happening on screen as the original video is in a different language

"Have you checked out that new video from China?"
"Not yet. Does it have Engsub?"
"Of course!"

by Roarstein January 1, 2017

English major

Defined as "trash that doesn't get you a job" by non-English majors

Jimmy: english majors are gonna be jobless, man
Tom: bruh how do you know that? Wasn't your major business?
Jimmy: I just know
Tom: how
Jimmy: shhhhhh I just know
Tom: bruh

by I AM SARCASM January 3, 2021