A sequence of steps undertaken to achieve a specific outcome without a practical understanding of how the steps bring about that outcome.
Commonly used in computer/technical environments to describe a set of steps that makes "something just work" where the mechanism of that function remains mysterious to the person carrying them out.
Due to the implication of ignorance and the tradition of weather modification rituals among various indigenous peoples, the term is sometimes taken to have racist undertones.
Commonly used in computer/technical environments to describe a set of steps that makes "something just work" where the mechanism of that function remains mysterious to the person carrying them out.
Due to the implication of ignorance and the tradition of weather modification rituals among various indigenous peoples, the term is sometimes taken to have racist undertones.
"I figured out yesterday that if I turn on my laptop first, then my monitor, THEN my audio interface, and first log in as a guest before switching to my account, I don't get that nasty crackling in my headphones anymore."
"So you're going to do that whole rain dance every time you start up your computer?"
"Saves me from buying a new one."
"So you're going to do that whole rain dance every time you start up your computer?"
"Saves me from buying a new one."
by SugarKeys October 29, 2020
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Christen had both elbows on the table, when he rammed the half empty bottle of whiskey in her ass. When he yanked the bottle out with a mighty pull it initiated the Anal Rain Dance.
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"I had Emily give me the old Anal Rain Dance the other night. It was good but, as usual, its just so messy."
by Metallijosh November 11, 2014
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by The Great V October 8, 2008
Get the Horizontal Rain Dance mug.Noun: The arm-waving, body-jerking action taken by users of "hands-free" water fountains to try to activate the sensors and relinquish a stream of filtered earth sauce into our gaping piehole. Named for the notorious water fountains in Benedum hall of engineering at the prestigious University of Pittsburgh
Scrambleisha had thought she was thirsty before, but after a few seconds of the Benedum Rain Dance, she was positively parched.
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"Sho is, too bad there is a huge rain cloud heading this way. Looks like you just did the Suburban Rain Dance"
"Sho is, too bad there is a huge rain cloud heading this way. Looks like you just did the Suburban Rain Dance"
by Leonidas Coolarrow August 23, 2011
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