A sequence of steps undertaken to achieve a specific outcome without a practical understanding of how the steps bring about that outcome.
Commonly used in computer/technical environments to describe a set of steps that makes "something just work" where the mechanism of that function remains mysterious to the person carrying them out.
Due to the implication of ignorance and the tradition of weather modification rituals among various indigenous peoples, the term is sometimes taken to have racist undertones.
Commonly used in computer/technical environments to describe a set of steps that makes "something just work" where the mechanism of that function remains mysterious to the person carrying them out.
Due to the implication of ignorance and the tradition of weather modification rituals among various indigenous peoples, the term is sometimes taken to have racist undertones.
"I figured out yesterday that if I turn on my laptop first, then my monitor, THEN my audio interface, and first log in as a guest before switching to my account, I don't get that nasty crackling in my headphones anymore."
"So you're going to do that whole rain dance every time you start up your computer?"
"Saves me from buying a new one."
"So you're going to do that whole rain dance every time you start up your computer?"
"Saves me from buying a new one."
by SugarKeys October 29, 2020
Get the rain dancemug. The way you smell after you have been out in the rain, and it gets your clothes all mosit and STANKY!
Kid Uno: Dude... Do I smell like stanky rain
Kid... Dose?: *sniff* Nah man, you good.
Kid Uno: Thanks breh.
Kid... Dose?: *sniff* Nah man, you good.
Kid Uno: Thanks breh.
by Uber>>>Pwner December 22, 2008
Get the Stanky Rainmug. When something bad turns out ok. When a girl's day seems to be looking up, they have a feeling it's going to rain balls.
by Esa4 January 31, 2021
Get the Raining ballsmug. by The Return of Light Joker April 12, 2010
Get the rain or shinemug. by Cynikul January 1, 2009
Get the Chocolate Rainmug. A word improperly used when trying to let someone down that you have no interest in thinking it will put them down lightly. When in reality it only ticks them off because you couldn't just be upfront and tell them No. It's improperly used because they never cash it in which is the whole point of a raincheck.
Aww how sweet, I already have plans for today with my Girlfriends I will have to put a Rain Check on that and maybe follow up.
by Luckyduck100 January 31, 2021
Get the Rain Checkmug. The phenomenon where a significant population of nerds begin sweating at a conference with an intensity so strong that the heat from the room evaporates the nerdy sweat and condensates the abominable liquid at the roof of the conference, resulting in a roof showering the conference goers with an odoriferous acid rain.
by jdole4u April 18, 2018
Get the nerd rainmug.