video handcuffs

Mostly used in combination with verbal handcuffs, when someone forces you to watch the latest YouTube video (usually about a subject you have no interest in). The person typically will come up behind you and hijack your own internet session and force you to sit there and watch, even though you have given many clues that you have checked out or were doing something else. Examples: no or subdued reaction to video, eyes shifting away from screen, looking at your watch, checking your phone. Video handcuffs can sometimes go on for minutes or hours as the first video can lead into an endless string of more videos.

See verbal handcuffs

Office Guy: You've got to see this video on I saw on YouTube!

Office Girl: (Stares blankly)

Office Guy: James Gandolfini roughs up this fan! It's crazy!

Office Girl: Uh-huh.

Office Guy: Oh man, that was messed up, wasn't it? Hey, did you see the one when that weather dude yells at Carol Costello?

Office Girl: (Thinks fuck me, video handcuffs)

by tankapotomus February 25, 2010

video ginger

A person who only appears ginger-haired on video or webcam.

I thought my girlfriend was blonde, but she turned out to be video ginger, so I had to dump her.

by sherbiem February 22, 2010

cursed video

Urban legend from mid-90's Japan about a videotape with weird imagery contained on it. If you watch the tape you then recieve a phone call telling you you will be dead in a week. Basis for a series of novels by the writer Koji Suzuki, filmed as Ring, Rasen, Ring 2 and Birthday. Remade in both Korea and America.

Frolic in brine, Goblins be thine

by Miles Pieri January 7, 2004

Video Whore

Someone who records and posts copious amounts videos on various peoples walls (facebook) regardless of the closeness of the friendship.

Guy1: Dude! Karen just left me a video, told you she liked me
Guy2: So? She's left one for everyone on her friends list
Guy1: Dammit! My bad, she's such a video whore.

by tomichugpeltho November 7, 2009

fail video

A fail video is a video documenting an act of failure, often involving unexpected humiliation, embarrassment, pain, or self-ownage. Entertaining fail videos sometimes become viral videos or memes.

Miss South Carolina is a fail video.

by null_device May 14, 2009

Video Gating

Following a car in traffic to watch the movie they are watching.

Dude, I was video gating that mini van cause they were watching Porkies Revenge.

by invaderjohn13 March 9, 2010

video editor

A video editor is someone who makes edits for fun, for a living, or just to make people smile. Some video editors will throw an editor's birthday bash, just to see their fans work. These people, including myself, are usually found on Instagram.

Person 1: Have you heard of SteelPanthersimmer? She makes really good video edits. She's a good video editor!
Person 2: totally! Shes posted a series of Steel Panther edits on Instagram, Facebook, and the Steel Panther subreddit

by SteelPanthersimmer April 5, 2020