Usually someone utterly, totally useless, but can be applied to inanimate objects. Lacking any empowerment, thus going so far as to be inactively obstructive.
Etymology: in the UK a number of large companies operate call-centres. When one attempts to call these to complain, the usual response from the responder (the call-centre operative) is feigned interest in the issue, involving lengthy explanations, then the final response is that they cannot authorise the issue in question as due to lack of authority. The issues can be of any magnitude. When asked to be passed to a manager, they claim the manager is unavailable and will call back (this is the inactive-obstructive part). This never occurs, so one calls again. The situation recurses.
c.f. "chocolate teapot"
Etymology: in the UK a number of large companies operate call-centres. When one attempts to call these to complain, the usual response from the responder (the call-centre operative) is feigned interest in the issue, involving lengthy explanations, then the final response is that they cannot authorise the issue in question as due to lack of authority. The issues can be of any magnitude. When asked to be passed to a manager, they claim the manager is unavailable and will call back (this is the inactive-obstructive part). This never occurs, so one calls again. The situation recurses.
c.f. "chocolate teapot"
I attempted to wipe my arse with some own-brand toilet paper, after wiping the paper looked clean but the disgusting skiddies in my kecks later showed it was as useless as a call-centre operative.
by monsieur_tm December 30, 2013
Get the useless as a call-centre operativemug. This was specially created for this definition.
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by joporsche November 23, 2021
Get the uselessmug. Useless= a group of trolls, a bunch of useless people together making life harder in their uncles basement. F U
Look at those uselessers.
by Solaba August 5, 2025
Get the Uselessmug. Damien! You're useless!
by Damien_is_so_cool August 21, 2022
Get the Uselessmug. Random shit that lies around that nobody has any particular use for. Often leading to the phrase "it might come in handy". Potential sign of a closet hoarder.
Mike: Why have you got a load of monopoly pieces without a board?
John: Oh its just some useless junk. It might come in handy some day.
John: Oh its just some useless junk. It might come in handy some day.
by imaliltpot September 19, 2015
Get the useless junkmug. by Moggosaur Mo November 21, 2023
Get the Useless fuckpigsmug. Any degree in the liberal arts, hard sciences, or with funny-looking titles. It's not that you can not necessarily find a job with these degrees, but it usually implies having to go to graduate school, supplementing vocationally relevant coursework, or networking like hell. It puts you in a challenging predicament. Also, these majors are the most common 'barista' majors.
John: AHHHH Shit. I should have majored in computer engineering. I can't find a job with my biology degree. What do I do? I'm sorry dad. I shouldn't have gotten this useless degree.
Dad: I told you so son. Now just supplement your degree so you can salvage your useless degree.
Dad: I told you so son. Now just supplement your degree so you can salvage your useless degree.
by prathabeast April 23, 2022
Get the Useless Degreemug.