by peaches003 September 8, 2010
Get the jamb question mug.Those are the dreaded words that doctors hear as they place their hands on the doorknob to leave the treatment room at what they think is the end of the patient encounter. The patient then tells the real reason that they scheduled their visit. This phenomenon frequently is the culprit that disrupts the doctor's schedule for the rest of the day.
Kayla turns back for what doctors know as the "doorknob question", or the embarrassing symptom turnaround.
by bobene November 14, 2011
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The question for compatibility. Asking if someone likes olives is seeing whether or not you are compatible with them. If the answers are opposite, then they are compatible.
by shamwowwwwzers March 7, 2009
Get the olive question mug.From the Latin, petitio principii: to assert the truth of an unproven premise in the conclusion of an argument. Sometimes the unproven issue follows in the form of an indirect question.
John: "Legalization should not happen, because no one in their right minds would allow that to be legal!"
If John were to say this, his argument would beg the question, namely whether legalization is justified.
If John were to say this, his argument would beg the question, namely whether legalization is justified.
by Steve Killen October 27, 2006
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Girlfriend asks: do I look fat in this? (trick question)
If you tell her she does, she'll throw a fit and tell you how insensitive you are. If you tell her she doesn't she'll call you a liar and go off on a tangent about how "all men are the same" or some nonsense like that
If you tell her she does, she'll throw a fit and tell you how insensitive you are. If you tell her she doesn't she'll call you a liar and go off on a tangent about how "all men are the same" or some nonsense like that
by quiggler March 27, 2008
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Using an Auxiliary Question instead of asking a girl "Do you have a boyfriend?" you ask "Does your boyfriend likes football?" that would force her to say whether she has a boyfriend or not.
by a66spam November 7, 2015
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It's a Chinese-English pun since "moral(伦理)" in some Chinese dislects has the same pronunciation of "lonely".
This phrase originated from a Chinese streamer, the greatest Kroraina philosopher "Wanyan Huide", and soon went viral on Chinese video platforms after showing up in her stream.
It's a Chinese-English pun since "moral(伦理)" in some Chinese dislects has the same pronunciation of "lonely".
This phrase originated from a Chinese streamer, the greatest Kroraina philosopher "Wanyan Huide", and soon went viral on Chinese video platforms after showing up in her stream.
"This is a lonely question."
"If your boyfriend falls in love with your dad, that will be a lonely question."
"If your boyfriend falls in love with your dad, that will be a lonely question."
by isleepallday November 9, 2023
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