press f4

A statement notifying people in certain multiplayer PC games (Most notably in Team Fortress 2's Mann V. Machine game mode) to ready up for purposes of a match starting. So named because the Function-4 (F4) key starts (or reduces time of) a countdown timer for an MvM wave. Usually used for the following reasons...

1. A teammate notices a sufficiently prepared teammate who has yet to press f4 and notifies them as such.

2. An impatient scrubby try-hard 20-something who can't wait 2 1/2 minutes for a wave to start shouts it into the microphone.

3. A N00B 10-14 year-old who thinks s/he's helping when almost everyone knows about it. (often shouting into the mic in a nasally pre-teen voice.

Inversions usually occur in the following situations...

1. An engineer tells his/her team to stop the countdown so s/he can prepare sufficiently. (A competent MvM engineer can get all 4 (or 5) of his buildings ready in about 30 seconds. (usually about 50 remain after 5/6 readies))

2. A teammate needs time to figure out upgrades. (Upgrade priorities are often common sense (metal and building health upgrades for engie, UberCharge upgrades for medic, resistances and speed for scout, afterburn effectiveness for pyro, etc. with slight variance for map and loadout.)

The Engineer on our team had all of his buildings up and in tactical locations, so I told him to press f4.
I was very tempted to mute the annoying noob for spamming press f4 in his whiny pre-teen voice.

by GamingFanatic June 21, 2014

press fuck

To push someone up against a wall or other immovable object and proceed to roughly have sex with them.

Sharon wanted him so badly, vanilla sex wouldn't do; she wanted him to press fuck her hard against the wall.

by Redraven88 March 8, 2017

press f7

A way to trick the teacher into leaving the zoom meeting.

Teacher: How do I mute all?
Steve: Press F7.
Teacher: -Leaves meeting-
Class: Parties-
Gayson: Ends meeting

by KAYDUBZZ March 30, 2020

press-famous

much talked about in the press.

Celebrities are usually press-famous.

by uttam maharjan June 8, 2011

press the flesh

To walk around a room or other location and shake hands with people. Usually done by politicians in an attempt to make friends and garner votes.

John Kerry was planning to press the flesh at the convention.

by RexGibson August 11, 2004

press the flesh

To meet people in person, particularly at an event where you can network with other people. The actual pressing of flesh here refers to shaking hands with people.

It's a big event next week, I suppose I'd better go and press the flesh.

by Ian Chode August 12, 2004

press the flesh

to shake hands; a "meet and greet"

"The politicians were very tired after a long day on the campaign trail, kissing babies, and pressing the flesh with their constituents."

by Alexandra August 12, 2004