Conversational Probe

when your doctor gets chatty during a prostate exam

Lou had his annual physical, and after fasting he was in a very grumpy mood. when his doctor got to the point of "the finger", Lou felt him fishing around up there like he lost his keys. "so how the kids doing? everybody good? hmm... does that hurt" the doc asked during a very Conversational Probe. Lou thought to himself, "you have your finger in my ass what do u think dude"

by Uncle Joosie October 16, 2021

conversational decay

Conversational decay refers to the amount of time it takes for a conversation with a stranger to die down to stagnation.

In-person:

Let's say you met someone from your class or work for the first time and start talking about mutual interests, the decay of that conversation wouldn't be as quick. Therefore, it's reasonable to state that the conversational decay would be somewhere between 30 minutes to an hour.

Online:

If you meet someone on Discord for the first time and start a regular conversation with them, it is estimated that it may take between 1 minute to a few weeks for your conversation to completely stagnate with them.

The person Harry matched up with on Bumble seemed pretty promising but, the conversational decay was under 10 minutes.

by Tobio Mark January 14, 2023

mechanical conversation

A mechanical conversation consists of small talk. Usually found on the internet, but sometimes comes between two aquaintances who are waiting for something or someone. It is usually very choppy and awkward.

"Nice day, huh?" - man 1

"Oh, uh, ya." - man 2

"I'm really enjoying the sunshine." - man 1

Man 2 nods in recognition to Man 1's statement. (if on internet it would usually be an 'lol')

{awkward silence}

"So ummm.... how 'bout them Red Socks?" - man 1

later

"I had a very mechanical conversation why i was waiting for you earlier." - man 2

"Really? Awkward." - man 2's friend.

by Chubby Raincloud July 20, 2008

classic conversation

(1) a conversation held in an old-fashioned manner, usually face-to-face or on the phone; often used to denigrate old-fashioned bosses or old school parents

(2) a face-to-face conversation, as opposed to conversations via text, email, twitter or phone

(3) a conversation that instantly becomes memorable

If I had known we were going to break up via twitter, I would've asked for a classic conversation.

After all of the sexting, the classic conversation was a little weird.

My boss is old school. Doesn't do email and always wants a classic conversation.

by Marcus Antonius June 19, 2009

cig conversation

When two or more people are smoking a cigarette outside and feel obligated to strike up a conversation. It is a dynamic that occurs outside many bars, and feels oddly comfortable.

Two people are talking outside the bar

"We're having a cig conversation, aren't we?"

by dboytoy December 18, 2009

multi-conversationalism

having multiple small conversations simultaneously within the same sentence or message.

example of multi-conversationalism question and answer~

friend 1: "How was your day, what's on your mind, do you like italian food?"

friend 2: "Same old boring, nothing much, I prefer chinese."

by Stormold January 26, 2010

dominatrix conversation reality

It is a condition of dialogue between two individuals that heavily favors the voice and opinions of one over the other.

I was attempting to convey my emotions clearly, but the dominatrix conversation reality prevented me from doing so.

by Evarian’sCountedTerms July 15, 2019