Query Shaming

The act of characterizing someone's SQL queries as inefficient.

Our database administrator (DBA) while reporting on why our server was slow proceeded to engage in some query shaming Ted's queries.
In today's staff meeting our DBA spoke directely to Ted in order to query shame him about some of the queries he had written.

by Mike Josephson November 1, 2018

dingle query

An inline query in software development that breaks with proper MVC structure.

This dingle query has a really bad code smell

by Entandem May 19, 2017

Contrarian query

A brainstorming method where a team tries to identify the "worst possible" idea. That idea is then inverted to spur new, creative ideas.

Our next logo design should start with a contrarian query to get everyone thinking creatively.

by GoodThunder January 25, 2016

Vaginal Query

When somebody says something unusual and is replied to by a squeaking sound made by a release of air from the vagina, much like a queef but with a more distinctive tone.

"My wife asked me if I wanted to milk a cow with her for our honeymoon, I replied with a vaginal query."

by thejagerage October 30, 2011

Query on the sticks

When you absolutely queer on someone while playing super star ko in madden

I just got so query on the sticks while playing madden

by Bojackson69cumlova December 28, 2021

Rectal Database Query (RDQ)

Another term for a fabrication. An RDQ is when someone is making shit up. What they are saying has no basis or foundation in fact. They are inventing or perhaps just lying to you. In other words, they are pulling it out of their ass. And that, my friends, is what we call a Rectal Database Query.

Sales team associate's conversation:
Sales guy #1: I don't know how my coworker derived these sales figures.

Sales guy #2: I know right?! He must have used an RDQ.
Sales guy #1: What's an RDQ?
Sales guy #2: A rectal database query (RDQ)!

by Jordicolas October 18, 2018

I am not the sum total of my search queries

A linear algebra reference to the Excel SUMPRODUCT() function, known coloquially as SUMTOTAL, and that Google search queries or Facebook Marketplace clickstream data from 10 years ago is being used to make judgements about you today.

May also be applied to text message content, telephone call verbatims, click stream data, IEMI GPS location data data from cell-towers, and lists of contacts in cloud storage.

Engineer from some latest tech startup having bevvies at The End-Up in SF leans over to an obviously NSA guy: Hey bro, you like my new t-shirt? NSA dude sees in big print "I am not the sum total of my search queries" then runs.

by CompSciFutures May 25, 2023