A phrase used to refer to people who don't know how to spell when contributing entries to urbandictionary.com.
"the wheel is turing but the hampsters dead" is not a real phrase. This guy's an idiot; it's like the wheel is turning but the hamster is dead.
by UpNDemGuts July 15, 2009
Get the The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead. mug.When an employee is stressed out and pushed to the breaking point and starts screaming loudly and uncontrollably, it is said their hamster flew off the exercise wheel such as is found in a hamster's cage. Frequently happens to employees at "the new AT&T"
by The Metric Groper April 26, 2008
Get the hamster flew off the wheel mug.by Eman Lama Lewis April 1, 2020
Get the Mess with a hamster, you get the wheel. mug.1) doing something pointless but still having a good time
2) working really hard at something but not getting anywhere
2) working really hard at something but not getting anywhere
1) “I’ve been watching videos of things in slow motion for hours now, sure the day is gone, but I don’t mind hamsteerwheeling.”
2) “I’ve been working the same job for years and haven’t been promoted, I feel like I’m hamsterwheeling here.”
2) “I’ve been working the same job for years and haven’t been promoted, I feel like I’m hamsterwheeling here.”
by Mr. G - Turtle for Hire May 1, 2021
Get the Hamsterwheeling mug.To hamsterwheel is any self-deception that a person uses to be unconscious of their own ongoing motivation.
They're rationalizations for what we are doing so that we may more effectively conceal our true motivation from others.
When actions are changed, a convincing alternative explanation apears out of the air, complete with an internal scenario.
Exp:
What do you call a man that wants to live in unhygienic object poverty, dressing like a hobo, cutting all family ties, playing video games and porn all night, molesting his own children and crippling the mother of his children, because he wants “young looking tits and vagina”?
- a man that wants to “be loved for who he is”, ...not what he can provide.
They're rationalizations for what we are doing so that we may more effectively conceal our true motivation from others.
When actions are changed, a convincing alternative explanation apears out of the air, complete with an internal scenario.
Exp:
What do you call a man that wants to live in unhygienic object poverty, dressing like a hobo, cutting all family ties, playing video games and porn all night, molesting his own children and crippling the mother of his children, because he wants “young looking tits and vagina”?
- a man that wants to “be loved for who he is”, ...not what he can provide.
Girl1: The homeless guy talked to me again, today. Hi's mouth smelled of rotting flesh, and he wanted to take me on a "walk in the parc date".
Girl2: Be careful, he is going to try to hamsterwheel to get laid for free.
Girl1: He already has. He's been telling me about how he just wants "a girl that will love him for him".
Girl2: Be careful, he is going to try to hamsterwheel to get laid for free.
Girl1: He already has. He's been telling me about how he just wants "a girl that will love him for him".
by fartnaut September 2, 2023
Get the to hamsterwheel mug.by beankid January 6, 2010
Get the hamsters on wheels connection mug.Instead of watching television we engaged in the sport of German hamsterwheel, using my unscrupulous roommate as the target.
by specialpants January 10, 2015
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