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took a screenshot

a metaphor representing ones body or mind experiencing exceptional discomfort or bewilderment. Taken from the action of pressing two opposing buttons together on a smartphone to take a screenshot, the unorthodox action being translated into an unorthodox feeling.
Ex 1: “Yeah, when I saw him eat a maggot covered in mayonnaise, my body took a screenshot.”

Ex 2: “Man, when that professor kept asking so many questions so fast, I could’ve sworn my brain took a screenshot.”
by OhkayBudday October 26, 2020
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Screen-whore

A video game player who looks upon other players screens, whether on split screen or system link, to gain an unfair advantage by knowing what the other player is doing and where he/she is located.
I was a screen-whore when I looked on my friends screen to beat my friend on a head to head match in Halo 2.
by Alex Martin April 10, 2005
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Numbers On a Screen

What money is. Also, what you say to rationalize blowing all your money on booze/women/toys/coke. Replaces "little pieces of paper," which is deprecated.
Guy 1: Shit, $100 for four shots of Patron?!
Guy 2: Man who gives a fuck, money is just Numbers On a Screen!
Guy 1: You right.
by bbbu_darkness July 22, 2011
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Blue screen

The evil FUCKIN thing that taunts every fuckin user of the windows system!!
NOOOOOOO the FUCKING blue screen of FUCKIN DEATH!!!!
by THE ALMIGHTY LUMP April 24, 2003
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screen

to screen a call is to look at the caller ID of an incoming call and decide whether or not to answer it.
to have your call screened is similar to being side buttoned
mary: hey your phone's ringing who is it?
sven: (looks at phone) oh my gawd it's my cokehead ex.
mary: eeww you don't want to talk to him. screen that shit.
sven: yeah no kidding. (presses ignore) scrrrrrreenin that!
by burntsiena September 26, 2005
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screenwriter

A person who writes scipts, that is, the dialogue and actions of a movie. First drafts are often quite different to the final script which becomes a film, but the plotline usually stays similar.

Compared to directors and actors, screenwriters are way down in the food chain of fame, recognition, and money.
"I'm a screenwriter"
"What's that?"
"You don't know?!? Look up urbandictionary!"
"Not found. WHAT THE FUCK IS A SCREENWRITER?!?!?"
by Jungle Boogie February 11, 2006
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main screen turn on

What you say when Windows starts up.
We Get Signal! (Welcome to Windows) Main Screen Turn On! (Crash)
by Bastardized Bottomburp October 28, 2003
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