To be in a voice or text chat but mentally in another window, focused on a game, video, or other app instead of the conversation, often used as an excuse meaning “I wasn’t listening, I’m switched to something else.”
by Selen_Sazanov November 17, 2025
Get the Alt-tab mug.now your even more bored than zaqxswcdevfrbgtnhymjukilop your 1 quark away from the 6th stage of boredom. your so bored you press every single button on the keyboard
im bored af esc f1 f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 f7 f8 f9 f10 f11 f12 `1234567890-= delete tab qwertyuiop\ caps lock asdfghjkl;' return shift zxcvbnm,./ shift fn control option command space command option up down left right
by 584940493395874392034839394 November 9, 2024
Get the esc f1 f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 f7 f8 f9 f10 f11 f12 `1234567890-= delete tab qwertyuiop[]\ caps lock asdfghjkl;' return shift zxcvbnm,./ shift fn control option command space command option up down left right mug.Refers to the overall habit of reluctantly keeping multiple internet-browsing tabs open at the same time, for a long duration of time. Often this is done as a way to temporarily save & set aside the tabs for later use. This is because the individual intended to permanently close it after they were done using it.
Note: The individual in question (called a "tab-hoarder"), does not necessarily have to have all the different tabs opened in the same window, at the same time, to be considered "tab-hoarding".
It should also be noted that there is no scientifically agreed-upon consensus on the minimum number of tabs & time duration required for one to identify as "tab-hoarding". However, what is clear is the fact that "tab-hoarding" is a very normal behavior, especially in environments requiring people to regularly use the internet for multiple purposes.
Note: The individual in question (called a "tab-hoarder"), does not necessarily have to have all the different tabs opened in the same window, at the same time, to be considered "tab-hoarding".
It should also be noted that there is no scientifically agreed-upon consensus on the minimum number of tabs & time duration required for one to identify as "tab-hoarding". However, what is clear is the fact that "tab-hoarding" is a very normal behavior, especially in environments requiring people to regularly use the internet for multiple purposes.
by daWolfe October 2, 2022
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Get the tab mug.New Tab is very annoying when you look at your computer tags and see it. You think to yourself, "Why do I have a New Tab in the middle of all my other tabs?" And you think, "I'm going to close that New Tab." But you never do.
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by Ghost*Writer September 10, 2022
Get the New Tab mug.One who keeps multiple tabs open on their computer browser. Tab rats seldom close a tab and at times have so many open they slowdown or crash their computer. Confronted with unwanted audio playback they can have trouble finding the source as they sort through tab after tab. Analogous to a pack rat.
My mom the tab rat tortures her computer, never closing a tab on her browser while complaining about how slowly it runs.
by farbolous November 22, 2018
Get the tab rat mug.I had to look up something on the google, but as soon as I opened a new tab I instantly got tab amnesia, stared at my screen a minute, and viewed some porn instead.
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