A male UNIX or Network Administrator wearing sandals and sporting a long silvery-grey beard. May be bald, or also have long silvery-grey hair. The length of beard is directly proportional to their Gandalfness.
"Hey, check out that gandalf!" - "Oh him, yeah... he's been to every USENIX conference since Kernighan first presented."
for folks who don't like to use the word - gaand in hindi which means ass. but still want to express somethinglike - i worked my ass off
- laughed my ass off
in hindi
- i worked by gaand off
but to say in an environment where cussing is not allowed, we can say
1. Sexual Slang – To be rejected in a decisive, almost theatrical fashion, usually when making a sexual advance. Originates from Gandalf’s line in The Lord of the Rings: “You shall not pass.”
2. Gaming Slang – To wipe out enemies in spectacular fashion, shutting them down from advancing.
3. Social – To block someone from access, usually with flair.
Variants:
Mini-Gandalf: partial wipe, still stylish or high body count (gaming)
Full Gandalf: total shut down (social), 100% annihilation (gaming).
Reverse Gandalf: when you try to be clutch but get wrecked instead.
"Bro thought he was smooth but she hit him with the Gandalf — legs crossed, arms folded, denial absolute."