A place where companies outsource customer service or technical support, ostensibly because it's cheaper than having in-house support. They are notorious for hiring anyone who can lift a headset and operate a keyboard and firing people for completely lame reasons whenever it is no longer proffitable to keep them or they are elligable for a pay increase. A large portion of the furry community works in call centers.
"I've worked in four or five call centers over the last few years. Maybe some day I'll get a real job," Rob said, then hit his Ready button to take another call.
by Spirit Bear October 28, 2004
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The term was delivered by Ben Stiller in the 2001 cult comedy Zoolander.
The term was delivered by Ben Stiller in the 2001 cult comedy Zoolander.
Derek Zoolander: What is this? A center for ants? How are we expected to teach the kids to read good... if they can't even fit inside the building?
by RoRo! May 25, 2006
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The art of removing words from a sentence (or a sentence from a paragraph) to change its context completely. Used commonly in movie posters when a film critic in their review has said something uncomplimentary. Also known as "false attribution" and is related closely to "quotation mining".
A movie or theatre critic may have reviewed the piece saying "The whole thing was a terrific bore, I laughed out loud at the ineptitude of the actors..."
The contextomy on the poster would then read: "Terrific! I laughed out loud!"
The contextomy on the poster would then read: "Terrific! I laughed out loud!"
by bunnywuffles May 15, 2009
Get the Contextomy mug.Payday for people that are too (lazy) to work, (not genuine people in need). Said people refer to this a (payday) like they have earned it. Generally doing nothing with their lives accept drinking their payday, smoking (weed) or Ice if they can afford it looking out for the motherload of compensation claim (compo) to top all previous attemps and, of course waiting for relatives to pass on for the money that is owed to them. Most of these fine specimens live in (the Entrance NSW).
Today must be payday, that soapdodging bludger has "centercachink" written all over his face and telling by the slab of Cougar bourbon and coke in his coles trolley walking home it is.
by BeauJean August 3, 2018
Get the centercachink mug.Ignore the first definition. Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics is a constantly-improving school (which was horrible 30 years ago) with a good learning environment. The school may be half-full of assholes, but the rest of the students are in fact nice people who care for each other and others' well being. Don't judge a book by its cover. In this case, the school. Did I mention it's across from East River Plaza?
Boy 1: Hey, look over there.
(looks over at a group doing dumb stuff)
Girl 1: Quick, let's get to the bus. I don't want to be seen around them.
Boy 1: Agreed. They're a disgrace to Manhattan Center, they should be transferred out.
Girl 1: Good point.
(looks over at a group doing dumb stuff)
Girl 1: Quick, let's get to the bus. I don't want to be seen around them.
Boy 1: Agreed. They're a disgrace to Manhattan Center, they should be transferred out.
Girl 1: Good point.
by MattXD162 March 22, 2011
Get the Manhattan Center mug.I was on Centerfuse and everyone made fun of me because I posted the new Ruiner album. These dudes are tough. HATEBREED!
by pooponthefloor February 10, 2010
Get the Centerfuse mug.When someone loses one of their front teeth and doesn't do anything to fix it, therefore allowing the rest of the teeth to shift inward to create a centertooth effect.
by CreeperStash June 29, 2008
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