Destination point, usually a container with small objects and/or toys, for a GPS based orienteering sport/hobby called "Geocaching" after the web site of the same name. Participants hide containers (or sometimes objects, clues, or virtual objects) and publish GPS coordinates and hints on the Gecaching web site. Others seek the geocache as a form of recreation and may exchange items for those in the geocache, as well as reporting (online) the success or failure of their search.
When we travel to another city, we often will bring a GPS unit and search out a local geocache as a way of becoming more familiar with the area.
by Mark Luscher June 9, 2005
Get the geocachemug. Geocaching (pronounced geo-cashing) is like a high-tech scavenger hunt, made possible by Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Internet. Originally developed by the U.S. Department of Defense for military applications, GPS technology has been free and available since the mid-1980s. Although many people use GPS receivers to aid in navagaition, the systems also have recreational uses, such as recording locations of caves, hiking trails, and favorite fishing spots. TEXT USED BY HOOAH! CATALOGE FROM NATIONAL GUARD.
by National Guard April 7, 2008
Get the geocachemug. A sport in which the participants
1) Loiter suspiciously in public places that lack adequate security
2) Hide an unknown package in a high-traffic area
3) Brag about it at www.geocaching.com
4) Dare others to go find and open the package.
1) Loiter suspiciously in public places that lack adequate security
2) Hide an unknown package in a high-traffic area
3) Brag about it at www.geocaching.com
4) Dare others to go find and open the package.
by timecube June 15, 2004
Get the geocachingmug. Activity or hobby (NOT a sport) popular among dorks, knobs and dweebs. Generally consists of hobbit-like nerds hiding and/or burying little cases that their kin seek out. Other activities popular among this group are dungeons and dragons, hanging out in the basement, and for a morbid few, tragicache.
by Pale Rider May 16, 2007
Get the geocachemug. The most boring person on Earth who somehow finds it fun to look for a piece of paper amongst wet bushes and dog shit. Will bore anyone as they think the subject is interesting. It isn't.
I was in the pub last night and one of my friends is a GeoCacher and bored me to death all night about it. The boring twat.
by Scratchibum May 20, 2014
Get the geocachermug. 1. A sport where one uses expensive global positioning technology to locate useless
dollar store items in remote locations of the planet.
dollar store items in remote locations of the planet.
I went to Wal~Mart and bought a brand new $200.00 GPS receiver just so I could go Geocaching and get myself a smiley on geocaching.com!
by [KmA] Jumper June 6, 2005
Get the Geocaching (v.):mug. Wasting time and energy looking for a worthless container. Wondering around like an idiot in public. Looking like a creepy stalker around businesses. An easy way to get a Darwin Award.
Today, I fell off a bridge while geocaching. I tried to grab a pill bottle just out of reach, fell 100 ft, landed on some hard rocks, and got a compound fracture in my tibia. There was nothing valuable in the pill bottle. It had no map to a treasure chest full of gold coins. It just had a water-soaked rite-in-the-rain log I couldn't even sign. Kind of stupid, huh? I just realized no one gives a crap about my accomplishments; my wife and kids want me to quit because it ruins their vacations. All my friends and family wish I'd stop bragging about the 5/5 cache I found in a wasps' nest 1000 ft up in California Redwood tree.
by Felis_Catus_Lover December 5, 2024
Get the geocachingmug.