The absence of something (some detail, signal, or anomaly) which highlights an answer to a problem or question.
Doctors used to believe all disease manifested as something foreign/outside the body attacking it. In the case of Scurvy, a lot of doctors got tunnel vision looking for a positive cue. (Some Germ or pathogen present that would explain the condition.) But none was to be found. It wasn't until biochemist Fredrick Gowland Hopkins considered what was absent (a lack of vitamin C) that the true cause of scurvy was discovered. This absence was a negative cue.
by Olive989 October 25, 2023
Get the Negative Cue mug.The misinterpretation of someone's genuine efforts to problem-solve, provide solutions, or meet goals as being negative or pessimistic. Often encountered in workplaces or group projects where constructive feedback is misconstrued as criticism.
Every time I suggest a way to improve our process, they label me as "negative". I'm just trying to make things work better!
Chrystal wasn't being a downer; she was just being negative helpful. He genuinely wants the project to succeed.
Chrystal wasn't being a downer; she was just being negative helpful. He genuinely wants the project to succeed.
by ca127316 October 17, 2023
Get the Negative Helpful mug.This definition indicates when a group of people on the internet or general on the internet try to talk only to the negative stuff instead of the positive stuff.
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Get the Negative bias mug.A negative elixer trade is an exchange of goods that is decidedly non-sided. This is derived from the popular mobile game clash royale, where the currency used to buy troops in battles is called elexir- if you expend too much and get little back, it is considered a negative elixer trade.
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something uber homosexual. derived from the fact that negative 3 girls like someone (john doe), making it 3 guys liking him, thus the negative 3 is homosexual.
"dude that guy right there is sooooo john's negative 3."
Guy 1: I would bang that guy
Guy 2: thats so john's negative 3.
Guy 1: I would bang that guy
Guy 2: thats so john's negative 3.
by stinsons October 21, 2010
Get the john's negative 3 mug.Lol dad always say why I think negative because nobody is the problem but he himself think like that.
Lol dad always say why I think negative because nobody is the problem but he himself think like that.
by sdinaz October 23, 2023
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