cognitus interruptus

A disruption of the normal thought process, normally by an external distraction. This occurs most often at times where mental focus is a necessity. Cognitus interruptus sometimes leads to procrastination, leading to further cognitus interruptus and creating a cycle. Not to be confused with coitus interruptus, which is something entirely different.

Constant cognitus interruptus in my classes kept me from passing finals.

by Fish Fooood February 19, 2010

interrupdate

(n. or v. in-tuh-ruhp-deyt)
term used to describe an interruption of regular TV/Radio programming with an update on current events or happenings. (election results, storm watches, terrorist threats, etc...)

I was watching the game when an interrupdate came on about a severe storm watch...

They interrupdated the movie with some election results, so I missed the end...

by C.M.Worm May 14, 2008

coitus interruptus

In Latin a form of birth control, the deliberate withdrawal of the penis from the vagina at the point of orgasm to prevent conception.

The practice predates the invention of condoms and was messy as the female's stomach was sprayed with sperm.

Caesar's sperm was spilled on Cleopatra's belly when he ejected his penis at orgasm.

by Richard Black March 24, 2005

Interruptus Rex

A person who interrupts a conversation between two or more people with information that has nothing to do with said conversation.

Man, Joe and I were having a conversation about solar power when Interruptus Rex butted in to talk about the great Mexican he had at lunch. By the time he was done I forgot what I was talking about.

by Lazabout April 2, 2010

canis interruptus

Getting interrupted by your dog while being engaged in a sexual act with your partner.

Joe: "What happened last night with Mary? I thought you guys were hitting it off?"
Fred: "Yeah, the dog came in and well... canis interruptus."

by sixshooter August 23, 2010

Imperious Interruptus

The right of all bosses to hijack the conversations of subordinates. Said subordinates then must just awkwardly stand there while the boss talks to someone else with their back to you pretending you don't exist.

Dave: Then we can do the load testing and...
Boss: IMPERIOUS INTERRUPTUS!
*Dave stands there awkwardly*
Boss: Dave, stand there awkwardly while I talk to Pete as if you don't exist.

by Pointy Haired Boss September 21, 2011

codus interruptus

Based on the sexual notion of coitus interruptus (also known as the pull-out method of birth control), codus interruptus refers to the means of interrupting a computer programmer (aka a coder) that results in their losing focus on the task at hand. This loss of focus can be a giant time suck as a coder can take 15 to 30 minutes to get back up to speed.

Common codus interrupti are incoming text messages, new email alerts, and project managers stopping by to ask questions.

Codus interrupti generally arrive with some kind of auditory alert that can range from a sound effect (such as a "ding") to the seemingly innocuous question, "Hey, do you have a few seconds to answer a quick question?"

Kevin: "Jane, why the hell aren't you done with that program yet?!"

Jane: "I was right in the middle of debugging the final code when Andrew, the codus interruptus that he is, stopped by to ask me a question. By the time he asked me if I had time to be interrupted, it was too late; my morning was shot."

Kevin: "Ugh, I can't stand codus interruptus; it’s my wife’s go-to every night!"

Jane: "Uh, Kevin, I think you mean coitus interruptus."

Kevin: "Oh, right! Well, good luck finishing the program at this pace. I'll talk to Andrew."

by productman February 11, 2015