Mostly relevant to those with ADHD but also neurotypicals that procrastinate or are just lazy.
The process of not doing the thing till the thing is absolutely due imminently.
The process of not doing the thing till the thing is absolutely due imminently.
John: how did you approach question 4 in the assignment that's due tomorrow?
David: yeah I've not started that yet, I'm currently playing deadline chicken
David: yeah I've not started that yet, I'm currently playing deadline chicken
by Shadow the little blue cat March 16, 2023
Get the deadline chicken mug.A fictional time or date by which something should be completed, ususally according to a movie, television show, video game, science fiction book, or bullshit artist.
Example 1:
Dude: "It's 2015. Weren't we supposed to have hoverboards like Marty McFly in Back To The Future II by now?"
Girl : Nah, "2015" was just a movie deadline. We're just kicking that hoverboard shit off in 2015 and the tech for it kind of sucks right now.
Example 2:
Girl: "Jake said he was going to marry me by 2012. It's 2015 -- I guess that 2012 bullshit was just a 'movie deadline.'"
Dude: "It's 2015. Weren't we supposed to have hoverboards like Marty McFly in Back To The Future II by now?"
Girl : Nah, "2015" was just a movie deadline. We're just kicking that hoverboard shit off in 2015 and the tech for it kind of sucks right now.
Example 2:
Girl: "Jake said he was going to marry me by 2012. It's 2015 -- I guess that 2012 bullshit was just a 'movie deadline.'"
by HonkusSeized July 7, 2015
Get the Movie Deadline mug.The phenomenon where developers are urged to fulfill the deadline in gaming development, whilst at the same time still being unable to intuitively figure out the fastest way to finish making the game
With the launch date just weeks away, the developer team fell into a deadline dilemma, racing against the clock but still unsure how to tackle the remaining features.
by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
Get the deadline dilemma mug.A feeling or attitude that sports GMs get around the trade deadline that often makes them agree to trade deals that they would normally have rejected.
Sports fan 1: What? Why did they trade him?
Sports fan 2: (sighs) Just another victim of trade deadline syndrome...
Sports fan 2: (sighs) Just another victim of trade deadline syndrome...
by Wordsboy99 January 18, 2017
Get the trade deadline syndrome mug.When someone tryhards on the GTA online gamemode deadline that much that they drown in their own sweat, usually whilst in competition with their friends and is ginger.
by WildWillez December 13, 2020
Get the Deadline Sweat mug.My professor at UofT said we need to hand in our papers by Friday, but we all know that’s a Canadian deadline. I’ll ask for an extension until next month, and come up with some excuse for it.
by Tdotguy September 27, 2025
Get the Canadian Deadline mug.Etymology: At the end of WW 2, when the British were about to overrun the German Nazi's, the Nazi's often sought to eliminate all evidence of their crimes in the internment camps. This evidence also included the prisoners. They were put in a line and killed, which had to be done before the British arrived.
by faky fake November 14, 2019
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