The silence that occurs on a zoom meeting when someone asks a question, and the online delay makes the responder stop for anywhere between 2-10 seconds before answering.
Creates great awkward tension because the asker doesn’t know if the other person didn’t hear the question or just doesn’t want to answer.
Teacher: Danny, what is 2 + 5?
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Teacher: Danny did y—
Danny: SEVEN
Everyone else: Laughing silently because of the Zoom Pause
The ridiculous pause for dramatic affect after some ground breaking event happens during a soap opera. Most of the time it turns out to be nothing special, just a way to cut to the next storyline. This becomes increasingly annoying when people in the real world are using it. Like when they tell a story, especially when they are a bad storyteller.
" Oh boy. Mary has trapped another victim. She's telling that stupid story where the guy runs into her and she drops her milkshake. "
" I know! I've must have heard it 10 times already this week!"
"Yeah, but the worst part is the soap opera pause she always throws in when she reaches the part about the lid falling off right before her slipping. Like we are supposed to gasp in amazement. As if anything else could have happened and we should be surprised it went down that way. ARGH!"
when a man needs to take a break from work, and has to tell a woman about it whilst being watched by his freinds / colleagues, whilst the woman in subject is going through menopause
man to woman "i need to take a men-o-pause"
woman " real funny wise guy"
When having a phone conversation, the person on the other line stops talking and you can clearly tell that they are smiling. Usually preceded by a compliment or joke.
I was talking to this girl last night and I told her how amazing and cute she was; I was stoked to hear she gave me a smile pause.