A very annoying feature in windows where an application foribly brings itself to the front (aka steals the focus). Can also be when you're filling out a form on a website and what part of it you've selected to enter text into suddenly changes.
A common side effect of this is when you're typing a message to someone in a messenger program and another contact messages you. In some programs, it steals the focus and half of what you were typing to the first person appears in the second persons window.
Another common side effect is when you're in a game and (as an example) you're anti virus program suddenly pops up a message saying you need to update your definitions. It's also known to happen with other programs that use pop up messages to inform you of updates.
It's also known to happen when you're surfing a page and a pop-up advertisment brings itself to the front, sometimes causing someone to accidently click on it instead of on the page they intended.
Finally, another form of focus stealing can be when you're filling out a webform and (for example) are filling out your name and suddenly the cursor moves to the e-mail field without any input from you.
A common side effect of this is when you're typing a message to someone in a messenger program and another contact messages you. In some programs, it steals the focus and half of what you were typing to the first person appears in the second persons window.
Another common side effect is when you're in a game and (as an example) you're anti virus program suddenly pops up a message saying you need to update your definitions. It's also known to happen with other programs that use pop up messages to inform you of updates.
It's also known to happen when you're surfing a page and a pop-up advertisment brings itself to the front, sometimes causing someone to accidently click on it instead of on the page they intended.
Finally, another form of focus stealing can be when you're filling out a webform and (for example) are filling out your name and suddenly the cursor moves to the e-mail field without any input from you.
A gamer is gaming when suddenly the screen goes black and he find himself on the desktop looking at a 'update this software please' pop-up.
Gamer: Damn focus stealing!
Gamer: Damn focus stealing!
by anonymous October 25, 2004
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1. a girl is lying in bed half naked falling asleep while friends talk around her, look up to see a boy standin in the room aswell
Girl: Wooaahhhh when did you come? You're so super-stealth...
2. I will now go smoke a ciggarette super-stealthily so that my nark brother doesn't catch me.
Girl: Wooaahhhh when did you come? You're so super-stealth...
2. I will now go smoke a ciggarette super-stealthily so that my nark brother doesn't catch me.
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The act of riding a girl who already has a boyfriend, but shags you anyways. Purposefully getting a girl drunk who has a boyfriend for the purpose getting her into bed. Doing a chick who has boyfriend and says she loves him, for the purpose of proving she's a no good ho and giving hope to everyone who gives up when they're told "I've got a boyfriend"
That hot chick has a jockey, but I'm gonna get her wasted and steal her off him.
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She says she has a long term serious boyfriend, but I reckon she'll still put out.
Man, you've given hope to eveyone by jockey stealing that bird last night.
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Man, you've given hope to eveyone by jockey stealing that bird last night.
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Person 1: How does an apple-stealing dickhead like you sleep at night?
Apple-Stealing Dickhead: Right next to my friends: Franklin, Grant, Benjamin and Jackson.
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Apple-Stealing Dickhead: Right next to my friends: Franklin, Grant, Benjamin and Jackson.
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Usually a larger, more aggressive, heavily armed jewish person.
The Goldberg/Lyle Alzado kind of Jew... Not the Woody Allen/David Schwimmer kind of Jew.
All the money... Twice the testosterone!
Usually a larger, more aggressive, heavily armed jewish person.
The Goldberg/Lyle Alzado kind of Jew... Not the Woody Allen/David Schwimmer kind of Jew.
All the money... Twice the testosterone!
Bob: Did'ja Hear the one about the Jew in the concentration camp...
Marc: What did you say Motherfucker?
Bob: What, are you a Heeb or something?
Marc: Kick, Stomp, Smush... "That'll Learn ya... Bitch"
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Bob: What, are you a Heeb or something?
Marc: Kick, Stomp, Smush... "That'll Learn ya... Bitch"
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