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Waffling the Pancakes

When one person wildly misinterprets a post or cmment, usually on Twitter and TikTok, so that the OP looks bad. This usually occurs when a chronically online teenager tries to accuse the original poster of ableism, homophobia, racism and other forms of bigotry when the original post didn't intend to. Said responses are referred to as "waffled pancakes".

The phrase is in reference to a Twitter user who described the phenomenon with an analogy using pancakes and waffles. People tend to reply to waffled pancakes and screenshots of waffled pancakes with a screenshot of said tweet. It reads as follows:

"Twitter is the only place where well articulated sentences still get misinterpreted.

You can say 'I like pancakes' and somebody will say 'So you hate waffles?'

No bitch. Dats a whole new sentence. Wtf is you talking about."
Person A: Do y'all remember these when you were a kid #nostalga *Posts a picture of Beados*
Person B: Ummmmm this is had a date rape drug in these????? Is this supposed to promote sexual assault?? Besides, not all kids had the privilege of having toys, you classist POS! Check your privilege and educate yourself! I'm shaking!!!!!!!!
Person A: Wow. Waffling the pancakes much?
by StarGarnet03 November 3, 2022
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Waffling

Adding un-necessary lines into a conversation, speech or essay.
Teachers often tell to students not to waffle before submitting an assignment. However, I think about me and my boyfriend playing hardcore on the bed whenever they mention that word.

(some noobs will think about pancakes)
Teacher: Waffling is never a good idea, Katie. Try not to do it

Katie: b b but it feels good Miss.
by rawrrawrhardcorechick March 2, 2011
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When someone talks an actual whole load of rubbish and is really annoying and jarring won’t ever stop talking about th emits irrelevant topics.
Bro she’s just waffling don’t listen to her
by Mhmmm :) March 19, 2020
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adj. or verb - indecisive; unable to make up one's mind; playing the safe middle ground due to one's own lack of conviction or sense of morality.
Faced with explaining why no WMD were found in Iraq, Bush found himself waffling between portraying America as a Christian nation and crucifying Saddam Hussein.
by wilderxero August 29, 2004
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Adding confusing/meaningless words into your speech to
1) Inflate the show time, or
2) Cover the fact that you don't have an idea.
Bla bla bla you know, it's like that, as we all surely know.
by Zdenek August 20, 2004
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To utilize extraordinary means to gain something of value by defeating a poorly designed system run by a badly managed entity.
I've been waffling eBay all night, and all I've gotten was a god damn High School Musical 3 DVD!!!!
by phonic December 17, 2008
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unsure about something - debating between choices or ideas
He was waffling over what to order from the menu
by Chris August 28, 2004
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