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herding cats

The phrase herding cats comes from the common saying that something involving coordination of many different groups or people is as difficult as herding cats. One of the commonly encountered uses of the term in technical fields is the phrase "Managing programmers is like herding cats" or "Managing engineers is like herding cats". In education it would be "Managing students is like herding cats". In reality, it would be "Managing cats is like herding cats." It refers to the individualism common in the stereotypical examples of programmers and domesticated cats. A similar phrase, allegedly of Irish origins, is "Minding mice at a crossroads".
Me: Yo. I was having trouble.
You: So, managing cats was like herding cats?
Cats: Ya!
by catherdmaster January 3, 2009
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Fart Herding

The act of using flatulence to direct a particular person or group to a certain location. Often used (with little success) in a bar environment by someone who just had a Mexican dinner.
Friend #1: "Where did Billy go, he keeps disappearing"
Friend #2: "Oh he's over there fart herding that group of brunettes so they some closer"
by Cornelius Van Nostrom November 24, 2010
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louise herring

A Tulisa Contastavlos superfan who ranks Budgens and Costa amongst her favourite places in the world
Person 1: "Do you know where Louise Herring is?"
Person 2: "Yeah she's just in Budgens listening to Tulisa's new album"
by weezyh96 October 16, 2013
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heringa

Look at him smoking a cigar and drinking cognac, what a heringa.
by Yoloyolo October 6, 2013
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Colorado Herringbone

The act of getting slopped up while enjoying a piping cup of hot chocolate.
Ayo Cathy, would you like to give me sum Colorado Herringbone tonight?

Bro... Last night Jennifer gave me that Colorado Herringbone. I'ma wife her forreal.
by The Young Cranium December 7, 2021
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herming

Basically when you stay at home all day, you don't leave the house, don't even open the curtains, and you just procrastinate on the internet snuggled up in blankets eating a shit tonne of junk food.
Friend: You been up to much today?
You: Nope, I've been herming all day.
by Disneyfan January 17, 2014
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Herding cats

Any difficult activity of uncertain outcome involving numerous and often competing factions that is of dubious value.
The latest project that I'm manging at work involves so many different groups that it's just like herding cats.
by eMeS December 22, 2005
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