Joshy: 'hey bro why didn't you come back online when you said you would?'
Chad:'sorry bro, i had a poop-loop'
Chad:'sorry bro, i had a poop-loop'
by FintonFollower #2 April 11, 2020

A term borrowed from engineering meaning that something is uncontrolled. In engineering, feedback is fed back into the input of a system to keep the output under control.
When a person has nobody to check their behavior, they are said to be "operating open-loop."
When a person has nobody to check their behavior, they are said to be "operating open-loop."
My kid was running open-loop at home while I was in Asia. Surprised the dog was still alive when I got back.
by FirmwareGuy June 6, 2018

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by DatFreshBuhl337 June 17, 2016

by Krkič January 20, 2020

by Joanna MacGregor May 28, 2007

Getting to a destination (usually late) via a round about direction.
Or
Getting lost and stubbornly refusing to ask for directions, thus resulting in aimlessly driving around until you accidentally arrive at your destination.
Or
Getting lost and stubbornly refusing to ask for directions, thus resulting in aimlessly driving around until you accidentally arrive at your destination.
by Myst55 November 16, 2013
