by Chrome3 November 12, 2016
Get the wheel snipe celly mug.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.
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!"
"My friend totally nerd-sniped me! He suggested this problem and next thing I knew I was late to class!"
by reesej2 April 28, 2010
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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.
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.
by TheArteestRJL91 July 7, 2011
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Get the chair snipe mug.A Navy term used to describe someone who works either in the Fireroom (boiler room) or the Engineroom. (See also "pit snipe".)
by Jay E. Griffin April 4, 2008
Get the hole snipe mug.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.
by Jay E. Griffin April 4, 2008
Get the pit snipe mug.The action of yawning, or pretending to yawn in public, with the intent of triggering a contagious yawn in another person.
by SpoonSpoon February 1, 2010
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