emergency brown out

When you experience a near miss accident that could easily result in death and soil yourself out of shock.

I almost got hit by a bus and had an Emergency Brown Out. I had to go home and change my pants.

by JC360 February 5, 2023

Emergency Top

Emergency Top (noun, slang): A gay man who typically prefers the receptive (bottom) role during sex but is willing to take on the insertive (top) role when circumstances require it—such as when no one else is available to top or when the situation calls for flexibility.

“He’s a total bottom, but when his boyfriend was sick, he pulled through as an emergency top.”

by drewtini June 22, 2025

Emergency playlist

Music playlist on your phone/ipod/laptop that you only play when your in a bad mood

Parent: Get up to you room right now !

Me: Time for some heavy listing from the emergency playlist

by The Lads 101 May 15, 2014

Emergency food

Not PAIMON!

Paimon is not emergency food!

by Nion_YT March 6, 2022

emergency

To make a big deal out of something not so serious.

“Omg Jessica is being such an emergency just because she got finger prints on her fridge”

by lettuce muncher April 11, 2023

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

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