Russian Deadline

The 'Russian Deadline' refers to the commonly made promise of the Russian Federation, specifically Vladimir Putin, on the deadline of military offensives. Similar to the Russian idiom 'China's Final Warning' (in Russian: последнее китайское предупреждение), the Russian Deadline is not completed by the date given, and in fact tends to go far over.

Examples of this include the beginning of the war in Ukraine, when Putin had told the press that the invasion would take a matter of a few weeks. - It has now been 2.5 years.

Another example, although incomplete, is the recent statement from Putin that he "has ordered the Ukrainian armed forces to be pushed out of the Kursk region by October 1st". - As a solid counter offensive has yet to even be constructed, this is highly sceptical.

"Thomas said people would start showing up around 4, but that seems to be a Russian Deadline."

by Hot&SourSoup August 20, 2024

Deadliner

A person who cease the moment

John just got an scholarship,he a real deadliner

by Real deadliner August 9, 2020

deadline chicken

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.

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

by Shadow the little blue cat March 16, 2023

Canadian Deadline

A deadline which, if missed, bears no consequences or can be extended indefinitely.

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

deadline

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.

We have to make a deadline before the British arrive!

by faky fake November 14, 2019

Deadline fuck

When you "celebrate" reaching a deadline by having sex/masturbating.

(I thought of this on call with a friend)

"would you like to deadline fuck"

"I've hit my deadline, id like to deadline fuck"

by Cult_for_frogs8722 May 13, 2021

trade deadline syndrome

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...

by Wordsboy99 January 18, 2017