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Coffee Scenario

When somebody really irritates you but you act really nice to them anyway, just to be polite. But then one day, you have a cup of coffee and get all hyped up and yell at them like there's no tomorrow. After that, you've burnt the bridge and you're dancing on the embers.
Danielle: Oh jesus, he sounds so annoying
Emily: I know right, but then I flipped out and it was a total coffee scenario. I feel so much better now.
by PleaseJustGoHome March 18, 2011
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Hit by a Tree scenario

A scenario, usually brought up at work, in which a tree falls ontop of you the next day.

Usually this is brought up to force you to document your work, so others can continue/finish it if something would happen to you, whether this is you actually dying or you getting replaced by someone cheaper.
Alice: "I just pushed IEEE 802.11mc to the main repo, there is still a lot of work to do."
Bob: "Don't forget the hit by a Tree scenario"
by biosboii November 19, 2023
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Scenario

A wholesale setting, in particular for a work of art or literature. Often described in great detail to set the corn that is forthcoming.
The scenario is, I get bashed in the head.
by NiggaPooh August 10, 2021
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Deplorable Word Scenario

A specific type of Black Swan Event scenario where even the knowledge that something is possible presents incredible danger, making it difficult for the discoverers to seek counsel on how to handle the information, and leaving them with the ethical dilemma of whether to share the information (and hope people police how its used), destroy their findings (prisoner's dilemma that it may be rediscovered by someone else later), or guard the secret to the grave.

Named after the Deplorable Word from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magicians Nephew, where in the universe of Charn, there existed a single spell which, if uttered, would instantly exterminate all life in said universe, except its speaker (ultimately used by Queen Jadis to this effect, who would go on to be the White Witch). Prior, wiser Kings and Queens knew it existed and banned even seeking knowledge of it.
The discovery of the incredible amount of energy released by Nuclear Fission and its potential for use in weapons presented a Deplorable Word Scenario for its discoverers. If they kept quiet and burned their research, how long would it be before someone else discovered it? How long would it be before someone used it?
by TexasBard June 13, 2025
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completely different scenario

a canned response to validate the responder's hypocritical actions as non-hypocritical
"So now you want to wave the national flag? Didn't you call that 'racist' a few years ago?"

"Completely different scenario! I'm doing this because it's against that evil foreign leader!"
by tourchan February 27, 2025
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2.2 scenario

Whenever a game developer takes way longer than expected or originally promised for the release of an update to a game, usually due to the constant addition of new ideas
Geometry dash 2.2's development time is a prime example of a 2.2 scenario
by Maxifire32 May 6, 2024
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