Crutch phrase

An overworked figure of speech, such as, inter alia, "at the end of the day," or "it is what is," or "thinking outside the box," or "leverage our resources." Crutchphrases are a common refuge of speakers who have difficulty articulating ideas or concepts without reflexively using jargon and cliché. Often relied upon by powerpoint-user speakers who simply repeat what is already printed on the Powerpoint slide.

The use of a crutchphrase is often an open admission of an unwillingness or inability to think, let alone use language effectively.

"At the end of the day," the speaker droned, "we have to think out of the box if we are to successfully leverage our resources." Note the split infinitive.

"But," protested a listener, "you're not making any sense at all, you're just babbling a bunch of crutch phrases!"

"It is what it is," replied the speaker, retreating to the safe territory of a crutch phrase.

by Paldan the Great April 28, 2013

Phrase: "Cem"

"Cem" is a short phrase that can be used universally around the world. The context it of the phrase also depends on the way it is said...different pitch, tone and length can mean different things, despite the same word being spoken.

Origin:

The phrase was coined by a group of students at the University of Bedfordshire, known as Jaguar Paw.

Due to their high grasping of the "Cem" language then have developed the ability to hold an entire conversation using just this word.

Phrase: "Cem"

- To greet somebody
- To break silence
- Describing something (Tone sets good or bad)
- Are you ready?

Used for persuasion:

Quote: "Hey...just cem"

Used in a moment of Joy:

Quote: "Ceeeeeemmm"

by |Jaguar Paw| May 13, 2010

Power phrase

(1.) A set of lyrics in music, particularly the rock and metal genres, that attempt to use emotionally charged and/or "intelligent" words and phrases to give the listener the illusion that they are listening to a meaningful song.

(2.) Lyrics in a song that primarily involve "intelligent" words written for the sole purpose of convincing the listener that the author, contrary to popular belief, is the Einstein of the particular song's subject matter.

(1.) The crowd was appalled when the vocalist screamed obvious power phrases, the worst being one song's chorus of "we raped the nation through subjugation."

(2.) The musician's ignorance concerning the inner workings of politics was hidden by his dictionary as he tossed in the power phrase "we don't need your hypocrisy, execute real democracy."

by Scientastic January 2, 2011

phr0zen

An alias used by the 1337est h4x0r known to date.

<-- stats for "phr0zen" -->
100mb fiber-optic oc3 line
2 seagate cheatahs @ 132krpm
box up - 91 days, 04:20
load avrge - 0.05, 0.07, 0,09
target - 127.0.0.1
running packets @ 14744kpbs
<-- end of stats -->

<-- flood code begin -->
phr0zen 0wns j00 phr0zen 0wns j00 phr0zen 0wns j00 phr0zen 0wns j00 phr0zen 0wns j00 phr0zen 0wns j00 phr0zen 0wns j00 phr0zen 0wns j00 phr0zen 0wns j00 phr0zen 0wns j00 phr0zen 0wns j00 phr0zen 0wns j00 phr0zen 0wns j00 phr0zen 0wns j00 phr0zen 0wns j00 phr0zen 0wns j00
<-- flood code end -->

by phr0zen July 4, 2003

Phrased

When Jenna's are overly excited about something

I'm so phrased to go to Mint Bistro this weekend with Chris ;)

by SGCH November 4, 2018

Phrasestorming

1) The act of brainstorming words and short phrases that could be used as names for creative works. Phrasestorming is far too fun for the good of its participants. Like all brainstorming, phrasestorming inevitably creates some byproducts of very low quality.

I was phrasestorming to come up for a name for my band when I phrasestormed the word phrasestorm.

by djminkus September 15, 2010

Phrasemash

The tendency to mash or combine phrases (generally by hyphenating two words or using multiple words as a single word) together and consider them individual words.

90% of the words submitted to the urban dictionary are just a Phrasemash.

by GreyWolf001au November 16, 2011