Shit detail

A bullshit job in the military or police force. A position on a weak, dead-end investigation.

"Johnson's a prick, give him the shit detail." (Often used on the HBO police drama The Wire.)

by seshins January 31, 2009

Obsession-To-Detail

The extreme form of "attention-to-detail" that often plagues graphic designers; ultimately preventing them from finishing their creative projects in a timely manner. Perfectionists in many professions may claim they suffer from this syndrome as well.

Symptoms of O.T.D. Syndrome:

- Repeated Ctrl "Z" commands after every modification you make to your project

- Staring blankly at your half finished project after smashing Ctrl "Z" for the last half hour

- The inability to complete a small project in less than 24 hours (i.e. banners, buttons, image corrections etc.)

- The urge to "start over from scratch" more than once on a large project

Jason: Hey, did you finish that 600 x 255 banner for our webpage yet? Its been over a week already; are you having some trouble?

Patty: OMG I am totally suffering from obsession-to-detail… I don’t know why I don’t like ANYTHING I am coming up with.

Jason: It just needs to say “Super Sale” in red lettering on a white background… how hard can that be?`

by TJ Trouble June 23, 2011

Holy Detail

A detail is three men working towards a common goal. Another code for the trinity. Attention to detail would indicate triple checking everything. One man connected to his creator by the Holy Spirit is able to do the work of many selfish non-believing humans. Three men in the Spirit is greater than nine humans. This is true because nine selfish humans would never be able to agree on who was in charge and how the job should be done. They would just screw it up for lack of solid teamwork.

Stop worrying and have faith I sent a Holy Detail to complete the job.

by Spiritual-Master January 5, 2022

Grave Detail

VEry much detail
More detail than needed.
Some people think it's GREAT dteail.
but they are wrong.
Mikeal.

He went into grave detail.
Uhg, grossssss

by blahbamhoe March 16, 2009

Kowalski Detail

Dropping a deuce on the driver seat of a convertible whose top is down. Performed while hanging your ass over the driver side door.

Fred gave that jerk's Miata a wicked Kowalski detail.

by Nimo and Kris November 20, 2007

key detail

important parts of a text that will help us figure out the theme

Key detail? Huh?

by 25IMF July 2, 2019

ODO: Overly Detail Oriented

Think annoyingly OCD plus anal retentive, on steroids!

This is that customer who complains about the slightest, minute cosmetic detail on a large piece of industrial equipment. Not talking about a scratch/scuff on a Ferrari, this is a slightly skewed label (slight enough that there is an internal discussion if it is even skewed) on a 15’ long, 8’ tall, several thousand pound piece of equipment, which gets installed in the corner, along the edge, or in a back room.

When you think ODO, use the chant from the Wizard of Oz when the guards are marching in:
O D O, Oh, Oh! O D O, Oh, Oh!

Yes sir, the equipment was installed without issue. Yes, it performs perfectly. No, there are no real issues with it, the customer is just ODO: Overly Detail Oriented.

by JV Hilliard August 31, 2018