Estimated Time of Bitching

When you make your girl angry wait for all hell to break loose

Tristan: Man, I made her mad
Michael: What's the Estimated Time of Bitching? (ETB)
Tristan: I'd say about 5 seconds

by Tha Gort June 18, 2017

Anal estimate

When you give an estimate and pull the numbers from your ass.

The mechanic had no idea what the problem was so he gave me an anal estimate.

by moreaveragethanmost March 17, 2020

Pre-Estimate Meeting

An extremely valuable meeting with all of the best minds at the table to ensure all the right specifications and customer requirements are in place so that we can estimate and price the work effectively in order to win the work. (For the sake of efficiency - these meetings should be held after the structural designs have either been approved or we are 92% sure that the design will be approved)

This morning we went to the pre-estimate meeting after the structural design had been approved! It was so fun and there was a lot of amazing information gathered!

by TJBoissinot February 24, 2022

intentional false estimate

A charge that is not yet a criminal offense, but should be. Deliberately mis-stating how long something will take, how much it will cost, or how difficult it will be.

Originated by Larry Miller and Colonel Jeff Fox.

Tim: It's real close, an easy 5-10 minutes hike.
David (after a 30 minute hike straight up the side of a mountain): That wasn't 10 minutes!
Tim: I knew if I told you the truth, you wouldn't do it.
David: That's an intentional false estimate. You should be in jail, asshole.

Her: We just have to stop in at the party and say "hi". 30 minutes tops.
Him (2 hours later): 30 minutes!? 30 minutes?! Intentional false estimate!
Her: Just like, "the game will be over in 5 minutes?"

by Evadgib December 15, 2011

estimate deficit

not being able to guess, afraid to come up with a hunch, not willing to use a ballpark guesstimate, afraid to give a viewpoint in case it's not the perfect one, being uncomfortable with tentativeness.

A: How far is it to LA do you think?
B: I have no idea.
A: But what would you say?
B: I haven't a clue.
A: Would it be one mile?
B. I wouldn't know.
A: How about 20 light years.
B. Gee, there's no way of even imagining how far it is.

Individual B would have ED---estimate deficit

by California Gibb February 23, 2011

testimate

Much like an estimate, testimating involves making approximate calculations. The difference comes in practicality, in that a testimate can be reviewed for accuracy before a true figure is established or revealed.

In this sense, it serves as a careful means of answering or prephrasing a question. It is something that is reviewed before the impending action or thought is undertaken.

In order to see if my new chair would fit through my front door, I had to testimate how wide the chair was, so I used my hands as a ruler to see if the chair would make it through. It made for a great testimation.

I want to conservatively testimate how many people will show up to my rock concert this evening, so I will say that the room will be half empty.

by Sylvan Murray August 10, 2010

Working on a business estimate

Working the streetcorner, usually as a streetwalker and clad very skimpily.

'Yeah that hoe Jenna is all ABOUT working on a business estimate...'

by Kandycane1983 August 11, 2008