A cover term is a word (or phrase) that provides a more general, legal, or accurate overarching term for a set of dissimilar terms that share a common property. Synonym: category.
"Cover term" may sound like "comfort term" when enunciated poorly or quickly, which might suggest the cover term is being used to make the original word (or phrase) more palatable or less anxiety producing to the audience. While this may occur, it is never the primary objective of using a cover term.
"Cover term" may sound like "comfort term" when enunciated poorly or quickly, which might suggest the cover term is being used to make the original word (or phrase) more palatable or less anxiety producing to the audience. While this may occur, it is never the primary objective of using a cover term.
by mrburlesk November 11, 2022
Get the cover termmug. by ThatDapperLad March 6, 2021
Get the long term financial investmentmug. Me: Hey Gordon, do you remember the homework that was due today from two weeks ago.
Gordon: Nah, I don't remember anything like that.
Me: But it's due in like an hour.
Gordon: What's due in an hour?
Me: Damn you got that shlong term memory.
Gordon: Nah, I don't remember anything like that.
Me: But it's due in like an hour.
Gordon: What's due in an hour?
Me: Damn you got that shlong term memory.
by MountedGeneral June 30, 2018
Get the Shlong Term Memorymug. What people are claiming they’re looking for on an online dating platform. It’s the term men use when they are actually being honest and it’s the term women use to lure and trap men they want a relationship with.
Doug:Hey Chris- I heard you’re going to aprils parents place for dinner- I thought she was only looking for ‘short term fun’?
Chris: ya me too - I was trapped she said she inherited wanted short term fun
Chris: ya me too - I was trapped she said she inherited wanted short term fun
by Johnnaykikass April 10, 2024
Get the Short term funmug. The maximum parliamentary term in the UK. Similar in many respects to a prison sentence except more painful, in that it affects over 60 million people, whereas a 5 year prison term ostensibly just affects the imprisoned individual. Also unlike a prison sentence, the nation could have the sentence doubled to 10 years, if Labour were to get in again!
Yes, I was caught bang to rights in the cab of my JCB trying to remove an ATM from the outside wall of my local SPAR at 2 o'clock in the morning. I got a five year term!
Like a good citizen I cast my vote on 4 July 2024, but unfortunately we've got Kier Bloody Stamer and his bunch of ponces, likely for a five year term!
Like a good citizen I cast my vote on 4 July 2024, but unfortunately we've got Kier Bloody Stamer and his bunch of ponces, likely for a five year term!
by Wasitpolad October 13, 2024
Get the Five Year Termmug. by Naxxxxy July 27, 2017
Get the Pulling a Termmug. by Potato the Programmer August 28, 2023
Get the Terms of Service readermug.