Magpie

A practice common in Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire of saluting magpies to ward of bad luck from seeing one.

One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy, five for silver, six for gold, seven a secret that should never be told

Hello Magpie

by Cactushamster February 10, 2022

Magpie

A person who takes other people's stuff and is playfully violent.

person 1: she always takes my hat and hits me with it
person 2: dude she's a magpie

by anonymous March 29, 2022

Magpie

A Black person who constantly identifies with white supremacy. A Black person who insults Black culture in order to win favor with white people. Black people who scrape and bow in the face of racism.

Keith a Black man says racism is just a figment of one's imagination. In my opinion Keith behaves like a magpie in front of white folks.

by Tim So Real May 21, 2023

magpie syndrome

An irrational affinity for shiny objects. When a highly shiny object is seen by the sufferer it often may induce a compulsive need to claim it and several minutes of staring at said object in the sun. This will later end in the sufferer pocketing the object to add to his/her collection by a sunny windowsill at home. If a shiny object is ouside of a sufferer's grasp it will usually result in an strong, though usually short-lived obsession over it.

Me: Master Chief's armor wasn't nearly as shiny as you said in the Halo 3 trailer.
Ray: yea it is it is sooooooooooooooooo shiny
Me: Magpie syndrome

by phort99 May 25, 2006

magpie navigation

A method by which some users choose their path through websites, i.e., by clicking on the "shiny" buttons and links, with little regard for the information architecture or existing navigation hierarchy.

We made the happy path buttons larger and bright blue to facilitate magpie navigation.

by jfkelley March 20, 2013

Magpie Effect

An overwhelming urge to purchase an item of no practical value and/or out of once price range purely based on its appearance.
Usually the item in question is either glittery or catching the light causing the victim to become entranced by said item.

At the risk of sounding sexist it primarily affects women where shoes are concerned and men in car show rooms.

“I know I can’t walk in heals, let alone 6 inch ones but they looked so pretty glistening away in the shop window, I succumbed to the magpie effect instantaneously.”

by madgie February 4, 2010

magpie bidding

It is the type of bidding, usually for a house, where the first impressions are very good but it's not what you actually want or need. You then knee jerk bid on it before thinking it through. Magpie bidders usually go away and withdraw their bid rapidly after thinking about it in more detail.
"It 'twinkles' I want it, let's bid now!"
Then sometime in the future:
"Don't like it"

It's ok love, don't cry there will be other bidders. They were clearly just Magpie bidding, can't believe they would mess with people's lives like that.

by Hillario July 3, 2016