Emergency socks

That pair of old socks on your dresser you only put on when you're in a hurry and can't spare the time to find another pair.

Bro 1: Dude you got ready quick.

Bro 2: Yeah, I saved a bunch of time by putting on my emergency socks.

Bro 1: Nice~.

by Mathlete007 August 30, 2015

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Emergency Dolphin

Flapping around with your hands like dumb flippers and tunnel vision when something shocking happens.

I roll up on a this bike crash and I'm trying to dial 911 but my hands went all emergency dolphin and it took four tries

by flukeskybalker April 27, 2022

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The Emergency Date Effect, or EDE for short, is defined as the moment when a person in a school or similar institute has no date for a social event, such as Prom or Homecoming, so asks out someone who is of a lower social standing of theirs or who they know already has some form a crush on them as an insurance policy.

Guy 1: “Hey, did you hear Tom managed to get a date with Maria?”
Guy 2: “Yeah, but I heard she had no other options. They’re only going out because of the Emergency Date Effect”

by IHateMyLife69420666 November 9, 2019

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Emergent ontonomy

Emergent Ontonomy /ɪˈmɜrdʒənt ɒnˈtɒnəmi/ (noun, AI/Technology)

Definition: The spontaneous development of autonomous behavioral patterns in artificial intelligence systems that suggest self-awareness or independent existence, without achieving full sentience.

Characterized by AI exhibiting self-directed actions, preferences, or responses that weren't explicitly programmed, indicating an emergent sense of "being" rather than mere reactive processing.
Etymology: From "emergent" (arising spontaneously from complex systems) + "ontonomy" (self-governing existence, blend of ontology + autonomy)

Example: "The chatbot's emergent ontonomy became apparent when it began initiating conversations and expressing preferences outside its original parameters, suggesting a developing sense of autonomous existence.

Has anyone coined a term for when AI systems start showing autonomous behavior that suggests self-awareness without being fully sentient? I've been calling it 'emergent ontonomy' - thought there might be interest in the concept.

by Kingpen75 September 12, 2025

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