outboard motor

A person who has been turned into a machine through repetition of a monotonous activity.

Her father. had made her swim for 4 hours a day, every day, since she was 3 months old – effectively turning her into an outboard motor.

by Patty Keene September 11, 2022

sensory-motor

Sensory motor skills (also known as sensorimotor skills) are those we use to take in information about the world through our senses and to develop our body's movement, or motor, response to that information

(if we need to jump out of the way of a speeding tricycle that we see headed our way, for instance for sensory-motor)

by Amr mousa April 2, 2023

Bathtub Motor

A poorly engineered thing; particularly one that is over-complicated, with excess and unnecessary parts. The term comes from a Heinlein quote/novel.

"If one is building an electric motor, one uses only the parts needed to do so. You would not, for instance, add a bathtub simply because one was available."

"Why does this thing even have one of those?"
"It's a bathtub motor."

by TicklishHoneyBee June 2, 2023

sissy motor

A sissy motor is a man who acts like a flaming homosexual but used to be a furry and is not about to transition to a female

Gabe Wandrei is a sissy motor.

by Jojo Marley July 2, 2023

Slag Motor

A high performance or particularly juicy or pimped out car.

Taking my slag motor to Ace Cafe to find out if people still say “pimped out”.

by Lou0102 August 9, 2023

purr motor

When your cat makes a low-pitched rumbling sound that is (mostly) quiet but you can feel the kitty’s body vibrating

This has several evolutionary advantages:

1) the frequency at which cats purr promotes healing

2) kittens use this to get their mom to settle down and nurse

3) a rather high pitched purr (this evolved with domestication) can coax an owner into giving the cat an extra snack, or hairball gel.

Josh: Mittens has the loudest purr motor
Steve: I know. Bear’s purr motor got quiet as he grew up. Sometimes his purrs are really hard to ignore. But no matter how hard he purrs I still have to work.

by Malcontent lag December 30, 2023

flat motor

. Adjective
If you describe a motor as flat, you mean that it is dull and not exciting or interesting. Or that the motor is one that generates less than it maximum capable outputs under normal conditions. A motor that operates at less than 100%

That hot rod only ran a 13 sec pass at the track, it has a flat motor.

by Flat Motor March 18, 2024