by junk boy 3 October 3, 2008

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

“Yummy in my term term” is another phrase for “yummy in my tummy.” The word “Term” is Alex’s Language (@Alex.your_friend) for “tummy.”
by Alex.your_friend June 10, 2023

person 1:Whats up with you and your ant?
person 2: oh we are on texting terms so even though we live in the same house we dont ever talk we just text from different rooms
person 1: oh shit thats rough
person 2: oh we are on texting terms so even though we live in the same house we dont ever talk we just text from different rooms
person 1: oh shit thats rough
by xX1TopShotXx June 29, 2018

by The Original Agahnim June 1, 2021

You're perfectly fine with it when it goes the other way around and not reading isn't a good enough legal excuse not to follow it.
Hym "In using my work to create AI you agree to the terms of service. See '¹Clauses' for more details. Blulululululululululululu!"
by Hym Iam April 15, 2025

by SuperMoose25 November 27, 2024
