open gesture

to say something without an intention of actually doing it. Making an offer that is not intended to be fulfilled or even taken up by someone.

Rocky: if theres anything you need let us know

Mom: actually there is something you could do for us

Rocky: really? wow no ones ever actually taken us up on our offer before

CeCe: yea havent you guys ever heard of an empty gesture?
by Mac Is Fresh January 16, 2012

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open stalking

To stalk a person with the intention of being caught or being noticed either physically by following the person or online

When do some open stalking when I am bored

by Genghis can't February 18, 2019

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open-loop

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."

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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open-secret

A secret that everybody knows

Kaylee:Hey Abdul, wanna know a secret?
Abdul: I know, everybody knows your secret, just except that it’s an open-secret

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open-sourciness

The quality of a software that makes it open source as opposed to being proprietary software.

Darryl: Why did you get an Android phone instead of an iPhone or a Windows Mobile device?

Art: I don't know, guess I just like the open-sourciness of it.

by GreenMonk75 July 30, 2010

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