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recursive

adj. See recursive.
"Wow, that's recursive."
by Ian Copp May 13, 2005
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recursive whining

When, in the course of whining about how horrible one's life is, one begins to whine about how whiny one has become due to life. Eventually this becomes whining about the hypocracy of whining about whining, spiralling off into infinity.
Person 1: *sobbing* You must hate me because I'm so whiny!
Person 2: Stop recursive whining! It only makes things worse.
by Guy Y. July 28, 2008
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infinite nerd recursion

The situation wherein a small group of nerds will tend to jump from tangent to tangent because each point gives other people new things they want to talk about.
"Okay, so my wizard will cast color spray on the three guards."

"Man, wizards are so overpowered"

"Wait till I get epic level and can teleport you into orbit of the planet. You can't get down unless you have some ability to fly"

"Wouldn't you just explode from the pressure"

"Actually, as long as you breath out, you can stay alive and conscious for a minute or so. And the people at spaceX have training for when this might happen"

"Man, I'm amazed that a privately funded space organization has gotten so far"

"It's what happens when you get a bunch of nerds together"

"And a lot of money"

"You don't need the money, one of my professors built a submarine with his friends"

"It must have been a pain in the ass to organize"

"Yeah, it's like herding cats, where one of them can weld really well!"

... this infinite nerd recursion can continue indefinitely ...
by Lab_Monkey December 14, 2010
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Recursive

1. Adj characterized by the recurrence or repetition of something.
Look at all those other definitions, they are recursive as fuck!
by Theron Valor October 19, 2011
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Recuntulous

Exceedingly ridiculous, over-the-top, unbelievably idiotic, recockulous, but in reference to a female offender.
Person 1-- "Did you see that girl dancing on the tables at the party last night? She only had two drinks and kept screaming and taking her clothes off."

Person 2-- "Yeah, that bitch is recuntulous."
by jewbox89 September 15, 2010
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Recursive

A word describing a paradox in which a situation or event inherently repeats itself for what can only be assumed to be an infinite number of times.
Person 1: Did you see the Urban Dictionary page for recursive? It’s pretty meta!

Person 2: Yeah, but I didn’t really understand it. I think I need an example.

Person 1: Well, imagine this:

Person 1 says, “Did you see the Urban Dictionary page for recursive? It’s pretty meta!“

Then, Person 2 says, “Yeah, but I didn’t really understand it. I think I need an example.”

Then Person 1 says, “Well, imagine this:

Person 1 says, “Did you see the Urban Dictionary page for recursive? It’s pretty meta!“

Then, Person 2 says, “Yeah, but I didn’t really understand it. I think I need an example.”

Then Person 1 says, “Well, imagine this:

Person 1 says, “Did you see the Urban Dictionary page for recursive? It’s pretty meta!“

Then, Person 2 says, “Yeah, but I didn’t really understand it. I think I need an example.”

Then Person 1 says, “Well, imagine this:”

Person 2: Alright, I get it!
by MediatorWishi August 20, 2020
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Recursion

Recursion occurs when a thing is defined in terms of itself or of its type. Recursion is used in a variety of disciplines ranging from linguistics to logic. The most common application of recursion is in mathematics and computer science, where a function being defined is applied within its own definition. While this apparently defines an infinite number of instances (function values), it is often done in such a way that no loop or infinite chain of references can occur. Recursion can also describe a person of higher standing who, upon introduction, strikes thoughts along the lines of "How did he get there?"
I need to get the sword, but there are enemies in the way! It's a fucking recursion!
by MadderoftheFew August 7, 2017
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