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nerd-snipe

To provide a problem so interesting and difficult that the target is compelled to cease whatever they are doing (eating, reading, walking) in order to think about it.

Most effective on math professors, science majors, and similar.

Term coined by Randall Munroe, author of the webcomic XKCD.
"I started thinking about the effective resistance of an infinite network of resistors, but then I realized I had self-nerd-sniped."

"My friend totally nerd-sniped me! He suggested this problem and next thing I knew I was late to class!"
nerd-snipe by reesej2 April 28, 2010
Word of the Day on May 20, 2020

Tank-Snipe 

Origin: Battlefield:Bad Company 2.
Verb
1) An in-game act of using any vehicle, primarily a M1A2 or T90 Main Battle Tank, and killing an enemy and/or an objective from a distance at or greater than standard vision at the firing position.

2) A term for when one person seemingly, instantly steals the attention between two people, be it the interest of a boss or the interest of the opposite sex. On purpose, or unexpectedly.
I almost had the perfect girl. We had similar interests and made each other happy. But then, some rich guy saw us together and Tank-Sniped me by showing her his Porsche. She hasn't called or text me back since.

chair snipe 

When you’re drunk and throw a chair at a party
Bro Jack White chair sniped that bitch so hard at the party last night.
chair snipe by jackwhiteChairSniper November 21, 2017

hole snipe 

A Navy term used to describe someone who works either in the Fireroom (boiler room) or the Engineroom. (See also "pit snipe".)
I'm a hole snipe and damn proud of it!
hole snipe by Jay E. Griffin April 4, 2008

pit snipe 

A Navy term used to describe someone who works either in the Fireroom (boiler room) or the Engineroom. (See also "hole snipe".)
I'm a pit snipe and damn proud of it. Most others couldn't stand the heat and the long hours down here.
pit snipe by Jay E. Griffin April 4, 2008

yawn snipe 

The action of yawning, or pretending to yawn in public, with the intent of triggering a contagious yawn in another person.
"I just totally yawn sniped some guy sitting opposite me on the bus."
yawn snipe by SpoonSpoon February 1, 2010