Thinkering

Getting down on one knee, curling one's wrist to one's chin, and looking up, mimicking the pose of Auguste Rodin's classic sculpture "The Thinker".

(Created by Dave Silverman, reported by Staks Rosch, "Thinkering: The atheist answer to Tebowing", Dec. 30, 2011, examiner.com)

In response to the fundamentalist craze of Tebowing, American Atheists President Dave Silverman has come up with an atheist version called "Thinkering."
Someone commented that the pose looked too similar to Tebowing, to which Silverman responded: "That's the point. The difference is we don't bow our heads in blind submission, rather we consider and conclude for ourselves."

by Grinning Cat March 10, 2012

Thinkering

A portmanteau of "thinking" and "tinkering". Means to think about something by tinkering with objects relating to the problem under consideration. Usually unguided, exploratory and individual, often a very good way to explore aspects of difficult problems or to find solutions where none are obvious. In other words, an active form of thinking.

Akin to solving a puzzle (like a rubiks cube) by trying to solve it rather than just sitting and staring at it.

Bob is thinkering again, wonder if he'll finally figure out how to get that perpetual motion machine back together again?

by ithacanz October 1, 2010

Thinkerbate

To engage in deep thought by one's self.

Also see thinkerbating.

I'm not sure I can do that for you -- let me thinkerbate on it for a while

by Dawson1972 November 4, 2010

deep thinker

A person with profound thoughts; one who thinks beyond what is obvious.

She is such a deep thinker that's why she hardly has time for mundane concerns.

by Sonnetshaven August 12, 2011

Thinkery

To establish a thought, or proceed with the task of thinking.
A moment spent in thought, time given for an individual or a group of people to think.

''Well done Einstein, what marvelous thinkery.''

''I need to take time out for thinkery.''

by Christopher Johns March 22, 2008

Copy thinkers

What a homeless man in NYC would scream at you when you and your mom don’t give him money and your Aunt Laurie takes it to heart

Homeless man : *holds out hand*
Mom : *looks at hand & looks away*
Daughter: *looks at hand & looks away*
Homeless man: COPY THINKERS *mutters angrily*
Aunt Laurie: *mutters extra angrily*

by Beansbeans April 14, 2020

Thinkerbating

Verb - Used casually on the East coast, it refers to when someone masturbates vigorously while in deep philosophical thought. It may also be referred to as ponderbating.

Toby Lerone: "Hey, what where you doing in your room? Where you masturbating?"

Maya Gingerkov: "Actually, I was thinking about what I want to do with my future."

Toby Lerone: "Bro, I heard your ballsack bouncing around."

Maya Gingerkov: "Okay, you got me. I was thinkerbating."

by Qwad35 December 21, 2013