“That’s not recommended.”

Engineering speak for “absolutely fucking do not do that.” Usually used to answer a question about an operating state that is obviously destructive.

Sometimes can be used less severely to describe exceeding safety limits of a system.

Customer: “What if our reactor is overheating and instead of decreasing load we accidentally decrease coolant?”

Engineer: “That’s not recommended.”

Customer: “Our load has temporarily increased. We want to increase to 106% design capacity. Can the machine handle it?”
Engineer: “Possibly, but that’s not recommend.”

by Telltalehart July 26, 2021

% Daily recommended allowance

An experimental 1980 dietary guide based upon the Pritikin Diet fad diet published in 1979.

% Daily recommended allowance is even worse than the Food Guide Pyramid because it promotes eating 5 out 7 servings of food in the form of carbohydrates without even suggesting that the carbohydrates should come from more than one source.

by Downstrike June 26, 2004

high recommended

The things that are recommended to do when you are high.

This is a high recommended show you, should totally watch this while you are high.

by XunyL January 9, 2020

sisters recommended

the single most retarded thing ever

guy 1: my sisters recommended is full of furrys and groomers whats wrong with her
guy 2: bro thats normal

by Zordyn May 21, 2023

The Lower Recommended

A Facebook group started in late February of 2011 that was branched off of The Upper Recommended dedicated to expressing yourself in anyway possible without suffering any consequences. It is almost like its own free country with no rules and just a few guidelines. You may see topics such as white kids who can't rap or the group admin posting about what he recommends you do that you probably shouldn't do if you want to live a long healthy life. It is not for the faint of heart or the giant ego. Just for the average person trying to get by unnoticed. The golden rule is; Don't try and make sense of any of it.

I joined The Lower Recommended and at first I thought it was really stupid but then I saw how bad everybody else's lives were and now I check it everyday to raise my self-esteem.

by Slygnu05 March 17, 2011

That’s not recommended

Engineer speak for “Do not fucking do that.”

Frequently in response to a phenomenally dumb question (usually by sales) or an absurdly improbable situation.

Meant to be derisive.

Sales: “What if we put the square peg in the round hole?”
Engineer: “That’s not recommended.”

Customer: “What if the lawn mower is still running when I stick my hand in?”
Engineer: “That’s not recommended.”

by Telltalehart August 5, 2021

Recommendation Obligation

The obligation one has to watch a particular TV series or movie after it was recommended by a friend, colleague or family member.

The victim of Recommendation Obligation feels a sense of guilt and anxiety which is only relieved by watching the entire movie or TV series.

NOTE: Social etiquette dictates that one must suffix any recommendation with "but don't feel obliged to watch it if you're busy or if it's not your thing or whatever".

Ohhh, I'm so tired, my buddy told me to watch "Gossip Girl" so I felt Recommendation Obligation and watched every season, even though I hated it.

by Moccodile June 18, 2020