An old southern term for a light dusting of snow.
Something that is light such as a light fall of snow or rain.
and also it is A Middle English British form of Shift.
Something that is light such as a light fall of snow or rain.
and also it is A Middle English British form of Shift.
BRITISH (Shift):
Guy1: Mate! We all got knocked down there is Affy who was left alone and then suddenly he clutched their entire squad, we won.
Guy2: That's a skift!
Guy1: Yeah! He's skift!
SOTHERN (Light Snow/Rain):
We had a skift of snow (a sight never before witnessed here at this season of the year), on the night of the 21st. The bees were housed for 3 days.
—G. W. Demaree, (letter) The American Bee Journal, 6 Jun. 1883
Guy1: Mate! We all got knocked down there is Affy who was left alone and then suddenly he clutched their entire squad, we won.
Guy2: That's a skift!
Guy1: Yeah! He's skift!
SOTHERN (Light Snow/Rain):
We had a skift of snow (a sight never before witnessed here at this season of the year), on the night of the 21st. The bees were housed for 3 days.
—G. W. Demaree, (letter) The American Bee Journal, 6 Jun. 1883
by EnglishUK April 30, 2021
Get the Skift mug.A misinterpretation of the lyrics from my generation, by Limp Bizkit. Can be used in many ways. The choice is yours.
*my generation plays in background* Andy: Did he just say Sifting through the Matthew's Fridge
Kyle: no what's the fuck is wrong with you the actual lyrics are take 'em to the Matthews Bridge, what would that even mean?
Andy I don't know it can mean many things.
Kyle: no what's the fuck is wrong with you the actual lyrics are take 'em to the Matthews Bridge, what would that even mean?
Andy I don't know it can mean many things.
by evilscruffy2 September 11, 2021
Get the Sifting through the Matthew's Fridge mug.Indeed the loneliest and scariest of shifts. No live human should work a Grave-shift, however sometimes duty calls. Just don't quit on your break.
I've been, working this Grave-shift.
And I aint made shit
I wish I could,
buy me a spaceship and flyyyy
Passst the skyyyy-yyyyy
And I aint made shit
I wish I could,
buy me a spaceship and flyyyy
Passst the skyyyy-yyyyy
by LEFAG April 1, 2015
Get the Grave-shift mug.Him: Have you seen lacy lately?
Her: No, she has been working suicide shifts for the last few days.
Him: Is she emotionally stable still or nah?
Her: No, she has been working suicide shifts for the last few days.
Him: Is she emotionally stable still or nah?
by EmeraldGemz November 26, 2016
Get the Suicide Shifts mug.Ctrl+Shift+Esc is an alternative key command to Ctrl+Alt+Del, for systems with Windows Vista or higher/newer installed. It may also be available in older versions of Windows, depending on system configurations (i.e. multiple user accounts are registered to the system/computer). Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del will typically bring up the Windows Security screen. From there the Task Manager is accessible, among other options (log off, change password, shut down, etc.). In contrast, pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc will launch the Task Manager directly, skipping the step of navigating the Windows Security screen. Both are equally effective. It is up to the individual user to determine which is most convenient.
In campus library:
Student: "WTF! My laptop froze AGAIN!! I'm never gonna get this assignment done..." -reaches to hold power button down-
Student's friend: "Whoa, wait a sec! Try hitting control, shift, escape. It might be not be Office that's crashing. Save yourself some hassle."
Person across table: -looks over at the two, confused- "Don't you mean control, alt, delete?"
Student's friend: "Same idea, but this is a little quicker."
Person across table: "Oh. I hadn't heard of that. Never mind, then." -shrugs and returns to reading-
Student's friend: -presses ctrl-shift-esc, then navigates Task Manager to look for unresponsive program(s) to close- "See, it was the media player you had going. You would've lost a whole page if you just shut it off like that."
Student: "That's awesome! Thank you!"
Student: "WTF! My laptop froze AGAIN!! I'm never gonna get this assignment done..." -reaches to hold power button down-
Student's friend: "Whoa, wait a sec! Try hitting control, shift, escape. It might be not be Office that's crashing. Save yourself some hassle."
Person across table: -looks over at the two, confused- "Don't you mean control, alt, delete?"
Student's friend: "Same idea, but this is a little quicker."
Person across table: "Oh. I hadn't heard of that. Never mind, then." -shrugs and returns to reading-
Student's friend: -presses ctrl-shift-esc, then navigates Task Manager to look for unresponsive program(s) to close- "See, it was the media player you had going. You would've lost a whole page if you just shut it off like that."
Student: "That's awesome! Thank you!"
by DHotdog85 November 7, 2013
Get the ctrl-shift-esc mug.A keyboard shortcut built into the Google Chrome browser (and some others) which, when invoked, closes all tabs in the focused window. Used to instantly erase visual evidence of objectionable activity.
I was browsing the Web for adult material when my mother walked into my room. Luckily I used ctrl+shift+w to close the incognito window I was using and she didn't suspect a thing.
by Anonymous Alligator May 22, 2018
Get the ctrl+shift+w mug.John: You comin' to the party tomorrow night?
Mike: Nah, I got the graveyard shift.
John: Ouch, sorry man.
Mike: Nah, I got the graveyard shift.
John: Ouch, sorry man.
by boreda August 8, 2012
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