The use of technical terms or over-complicated language as a tool to; Make yourself seem smarter than you actually are or to gate certain individuals from understanding your work who would otherwise understand,
"I want to enjoy reading this but I'm just being word gated. And I just don't understand what is being said."
"I want to get into this industry but the sheer amount of word gating makes it difficult."
"I want to get into this industry but the sheer amount of word gating makes it difficult."
by MisinformedOwl February 20, 2023
Get the Word Gatingmug. A mixture of “I’m lost for words” and “you took my breath away”. Happens when you forget what you were going to say, or when someone says what you were going to say.
“Hey, you know what this reminds me of?” - James
“What?” - Luke
“Oh shit I forgot, someone stole my words.” - James
“What?” - Luke
“Oh shit I forgot, someone stole my words.” - James
by KaptainKaos23 February 18, 2024
Get the Someone stole my wordsmug. by deezmomiscool November 10, 2022
Get the Wordmug. a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.
synonyms: term, name, expression, designation, locution, vocable; formalappellation
"the Italian word for “ham”"
synonyms: term, name, expression, designation, locution, vocable; formalappellation
"the Italian word for “ham”"
by PoopyTurd August 25, 2018
Get the Wordmug. by Linora Crew June 14, 2020
Get the Wordmug. by pebblezpoo June 11, 2022
Get the Type any word here...mug. When ur white so u can't say the (i)N-Word so you have to say the out-word cuz rasicm is bad bill nye says
by Bell Nye October 17, 2019
Get the out-wordmug.