To await an event that is expected to happen, due to being causally linked to another event that has already been observed. Gets its origin from the joke in the example.
A guest who checked into an inn one night was warned to be quiet because the guest in the room next to his was a light sleeper. As he undressed for bed, he dropped one shoe, which, sure enough, awakened the other guest. He managed to get the other shoe off in silence, and got into bed. An hour later, he heard a pounding on the wall and a shout: "When are you going to drop the other shoe?" Thus the term "waiting for the other shoe to drop."
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Get the waiting in vain mug.An occurrence in which a writer writes for an extremely long period of time, such as an hour or more at a time. The writer may take breaks between binges and resume writing.
It is often used during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) or any WriMo (Writing month) to increase word count.
It is often used during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) or any WriMo (Writing month) to increase word count.
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JohnTheMeme0_0: Im desk wetting obviously. I don't want you to come near my precious internet memes.
JohnTheMeme0_0: Im desk wetting obviously. I don't want you to come near my precious internet memes.
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