shibboleth

1.the word you use to curse a demon program that will not work when most needed
2. a word used by UF students whenever something goes wrong

1. ten minutes left to take my chem online exam *error* Shibboleth!
2. *step on some dog business*... "Shibboleth!!!"

by nastigirl December 4, 2011

shibboleth

the name of the software system used to log in when an institution has multiple websites and shit. the example the you may have encountered is when you logged in to your university's web portal thing where you check your grades, and then you're also automatically logged in on whatever other university websites use that same name. hospitals and shit have them too

you: *types in password*
webpage: contacting shibboleth for login confirmation
shibboleth: *wheeze*
webpage: login failed
you:
webpage: sign out confirmation tho???

by yoloswagturnupyoo May 24, 2019