When someone sends several 1-3 word texts to complete a sentence, thought, phrase, or anything that would take a normal person one text to send. This behavior can cause the reciever of Shatner texts to have their phones freeze because of the abundance or texts coming at once. It can also cause aggravation and annoyance because the reciever cannot read the first text because the rest of the texts are strolling in. Not to be confused with spamming. Named after William Shatner's speech patterns.
(Bob texting Mary)
Bob:What are
Bob:you
Bob:doing later
Bob: this evening?
Bob:I was
Bob:thinking
Bob:maybe you
Bob: and
Mary: Stop Shatner texting me!
Bob: I
Bob:could see
Bob: a movie
Bob: at the
Bob: cinema
Mary:*throws phone*
Bob:What are
Bob:you
Bob:doing later
Bob: this evening?
Bob:I was
Bob:thinking
Bob:maybe you
Bob: and
Mary: Stop Shatner texting me!
Bob: I
Bob:could see
Bob: a movie
Bob: at the
Bob: cinema
Mary:*throws phone*
by enzymes August 12, 2012
Get the Shatner texting mug.Talking with many awkward pauses in one's speech, to try and make whatever one is saying more impressive and/or dramatic. Named after William Shatner, who had a severe case of it while playing Captian Kirk.
William Shatner: "Mr. Sulu! Ahead! Warp factor six! Engage!"
Mr. Sulu: "Captain, your Shatner syndrome again."
Mr. Sulu: "Captain, your Shatner syndrome again."
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by Adman12 September 21, 2005
Get the Shatner mug.The only actor in the world that spends the first half of his career building a name for himself and then spends the second half making fun of it.
Ever since he did that skit on SNL where he told people at a convention to get a life, Shatner had been mocking himself.
by insanitos January 30, 2004
Get the william shatner mug.Oddly placed commas that don't seem to serve any actual purpose in punctuation, but make it look like you should take odd pauses, as William Shatner does when delivering lines.
This is what Shatner commas look like:
When, we get to, the restaurant, we should, order some, tasty, beverages.
When, we get to, the restaurant, we should, order some, tasty, beverages.
by horsecock_jenkins October 20, 2009
Get the Shatner commas mug.A disease of celebrities wherein they rise to notoriety with a particular role, and it threatens to typecast and destroy their career forever. Named for William Shatner, whose love-hate relationship with his Star Trek character James T. Kirk, both originated and imprisoned, extended and hounded much of his professional career.
In rare cases, such as with William Shatner himself, the disease mutates and gives the victim the ability to rise above and become a teflon parody/iconic legend of themself.
In rare cases, such as with William Shatner himself, the disease mutates and gives the victim the ability to rise above and become a teflon parody/iconic legend of themself.
Examples of Shatner Syndrome are almost every principal actor from every Star Trek series, Jim Nabors, Pee-wee Hermann, Hulk Hogan and the entire cast of Seinfeld, aside from Jerry Seinfeld.
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Example: When the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony went from the moving extinguishing of the Olympic flame to the tune of Neil Young's "Long May You Run" to William Shatner discussing the hazards of having sex in a canoe.
Example: When the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony went from the moving extinguishing of the Olympic flame to the tune of Neil Young's "Long May You Run" to William Shatner discussing the hazards of having sex in a canoe.
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