Situation in which an endless loop of an event (whether that be an activity, a day, a week, or any other period of time) is perpetuated from the standpoint of one cell (usually a person, in fiction) so that they can tweak details of the occurrence (or have them tweaked by other factors) in order to achieve a goal.
This can be both good and bad, in the sense that it's for a good cause, or it's a nightmare trap for some unfortunate victim.
This can be both good and bad, in the sense that it's for a good cause, or it's a nightmare trap for some unfortunate victim.
P1: The movie Primer has a serious case of Hypercell Cage Syndrome, as exuded by the end in which an inordinate amount of time (and unknowable number of retries) is spent in perfecting an action during a party to prevent a potentially negative outcome.
P2: How so?
P1: One of the main characters uses a homemade time travel device to loop the same event.
P2: Oh, I see. I'm going to go spam that term on fb now.
P2: How so?
P1: One of the main characters uses a homemade time travel device to loop the same event.
P2: Oh, I see. I'm going to go spam that term on fb now.
by bundillion October 20, 2012

Collective noun used to describe a Office or Meeting Room where multiple Electrician's reside and conduct business. The meaning of the term has been around for more than a century being derived from electrical/induction pioneer Michael Faraday's Cage experiment.
by RoboMech February 9, 2019

A car top carrier that a married guy uses to store his side piece in when traveling on family vacations.
by Hamie333 June 27, 2025

When you seek out a man with the sole intent of getting impregnated. Especially so if the man is very successful, e.g. pro athlete, movie star, musician etc.
Man 1: Staci got on that first round draft pick without missing a beat!
Man 2: Staci got him in that Sperm Cage.
Man 1: Good thing he got that signing bonus.
Man 2: Staci got him in that Sperm Cage.
Man 1: Good thing he got that signing bonus.
by TheRuminator November 26, 2020

A Bird in a cage is an extremely attractive female with a partner / boyfriend. Usually a douche bag.
by CuckLord416 October 23, 2018

Schrödinger's Cage: The act of subjugating oneself to solitare and study whilst their colleagues and friends enjoy merriments. The individual then proceeds to waste their time ultimately coming to the conclusion that sed time could have been used enjoying such merriments. Schrödinger's Cage provides an allegory into the mentality of its victims as the act of trapping oneself into a metaphorical cage.
He didn't come to the hangout because he had too much work to do, but he didn't do any of his work anyway and just procrastinated. He is doing the Schrödinger's Cage!
by Rataray February 3, 2024

As there was no time to take her panties off before I ate her pussy, I found my self trapped in the bird cage!
by Pockets 19123 December 29, 2024
