The Dutchman's Curse is any sentence that starts with "It's just a matter of...", "It should be working...", or something similar, implying that it will take no time to complete at all, but in reality always turns into being a lot more work.
Supervisor - It's just a matter of copying that line of code into this file.
-- 5 hours later --
Employee - I'm still working on it since I had to rewrite the file to get that line of code to work. Stupid Dutchman's Curse.
-- 5 hours later --
Employee - I'm still working on it since I had to rewrite the file to get that line of code to work. Stupid Dutchman's Curse.
by tilespace October 4, 2010
Get the Dutchman's Curse mug.The unfortuante series of events when a really attractive girl is spending time with/ hooking up with a really unattractive guy. This situation is very easily seen in western pennsylvania, thus the name. Statisticians indicate that 64% of girls between the ages of 18-24 suffer from the curse. There is no known cause for the curse, only that doctors and psychologists point to major brain damage suffered at birth, probably caused by fetal alcohol syndrome.
by TheWPACurse May 7, 2011
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Randomly finding yourself talking to multiple Russian(doesn't really matter could be Moroccon African, asian or wherever really) woman through email in attempts for them to move in with you with them resettling to a new country. These phish emails attempt to steal your identity and offer false hopes of love at first site. Not to be confused with the shini curse or the white mans burden.
Dude have you guys seen those Russian fight videos? everybody in Russia fights for some reason. I think Russia's been rubbing off on me, I don't even drink that much anymore and in the past year I've done over a thousand dollars in damages to my house... I might have the Russian curse.
by fuckinghateme August 27, 2013
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by Dustywhisker September 30, 2013
Get the Rachel's Curse mug.the letter-curse is a curse where a girl tends to kiss with boys who shares the same first letter in their last name.
"look at that girl kissing with Johnny Berg"
"yesterday she kissed Christian Bannister"
"she must be suffering from the letter-curse"
"yesterday she kissed Christian Bannister"
"she must be suffering from the letter-curse"
by Derrick Denmark July 25, 2014
Get the the letter-curse mug.Whilst once having sexual intercourse with a person of red hair, you come to find out they have given you an STD.
In college I slept with this girl named Becky and she gave me the Crimson curse. I had to go to the doctor for checkups and medicine every week!
by Mars rover August 25, 2015
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When you're one item away from completing a set, but you can't find it no matter how hard you look in store shelves or how many packs you buy.
When you're one item away from completing a set, but you can't find it no matter how hard you look in store shelves or how many packs you buy.
Person A: You got to help me!
Person B: What's wrong?
Person A: You know how I need only more card to complete my set, right?
Well, I opened ten 5-card blind packs, and I didn't get it!
Person A: Looks like you're suffering from the last item curse.
Person B: What's wrong?
Person A: You know how I need only more card to complete my set, right?
Well, I opened ten 5-card blind packs, and I didn't get it!
Person A: Looks like you're suffering from the last item curse.
by ChameleonDragon February 6, 2018
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