The study of Exoplanets.
The accelerating rate of exoplanet discoveries contribute to the growing field of Exoplanetology, which will ultimately tackle the prospect of life on other worlds.
by metapsyche January 16, 2011
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Common side effect: Topic ADHD
Common side effect: Topic ADHD
Jenny: Hey! I went to the mall today! Puppies are funny! Want to see a movie! I'm eating pretzels!
Rachel: Uh, explanation point....
Jenny: I drank 9 Red Bulls
(other typical answers include: I'm drunk/high/just met my dream guy etc)
Rachel: Uh, explanation point....
Jenny: I drank 9 Red Bulls
(other typical answers include: I'm drunk/high/just met my dream guy etc)
by ItsMeHiHi December 14, 2009
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When something is said that is so complete, clear, clever, and simply so perfect for the situation that it makes you want to shout for joy.
While not strictly limited to work, certainly the most common occurrence of a Pants Down Explanation occurs in the work place.
While not strictly limited to work, certainly the most common occurrence of a Pants Down Explanation occurs in the work place.
BOSS: "Jenkins, why are we exhibiting at the Business Expo this week?"
EOMPLOYEE: "Because a 600 of the largest buyers of our products will be in attendance. We've pre-marketed to all of them and have face-to-face pitch meetings pre-arranged with 40. By closing an average size deal at our average selling price with just 2 of them, we will have return on our investment in excess of 500%."
Now that's a Pants Down Explanation.
See http://pantsdownexplanation.blogspot.com/ for more.
EOMPLOYEE: "Because a 600 of the largest buyers of our products will be in attendance. We've pre-marketed to all of them and have face-to-face pitch meetings pre-arranged with 40. By closing an average size deal at our average selling price with just 2 of them, we will have return on our investment in excess of 500%."
Now that's a Pants Down Explanation.
See http://pantsdownexplanation.blogspot.com/ for more.
by Pei.U.Sun October 8, 2008
Get the Pants Down Explanation mug.When a video on Youtube has over 1 million "likes" but a tiny few "dislikes" and no one knows why. so an explanation is given as to why this is so.
guy 1: hey man the video of Justin Beaver being hit with a water bottle has over a billion likes!
guy 2: awesome!! wait, 4 dislikes?
guy 1: how can that be?
guy 2: hmmm, probably the people who were going to hit the like button got hit with a bottle as well and caused them to hit the dislike button
guy 1: that's a logical youtube dislike explanation
guy 2: awesome!! wait, 4 dislikes?
guy 1: how can that be?
guy 2: hmmm, probably the people who were going to hit the like button got hit with a bottle as well and caused them to hit the dislike button
guy 1: that's a logical youtube dislike explanation
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Definition: An explanation that is also a rant; a rant that has an explanation in it; an explanation that has the tones and themes of a rant, but still gets an explanation across
Verb or Noun
Definition: An explanation that is also a rant; a rant that has an explanation in it; an explanation that has the tones and themes of a rant, but still gets an explanation across
Verb or Noun
"Before I explant, let me start off my chastising every one of you..."
"Wow, Bill's explant was great! I mean, in between all the curse words was a real explanation of why the bosses are really screwing us over."
"Done explanting?"
"Wow, Bill's explant was great! I mean, in between all the curse words was a real explanation of why the bosses are really screwing us over."
"Done explanting?"
by Trip Nixon September 22, 2009
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