The act of suddenly waving one's arms around to shoo away an insect, or removing a spider web, that nobody else can see.
Janet's blind date quickly left after she had a temporary insect insanity episode right as they were about to meet for the first time.
by mayfieldenator October 3, 2019
When you break something and you don't want anyone to know it was you, so you temporarily set it up so that it looks unbroken. This way, when the next person touches it, they're under the impression that they broke it, thus setting them up.
Alyssa: So I accidentally pulled out the rubber thing that goes around the inside of the door on Evan's car, and I couldn't fix it.
Jenna: Oh? Was he pissed?
Alyssa: Well, he wasn't paying attention, and I knew Jerry was going to be getting in any second, so I did a temporary set-up and just kinda shoved it back in. Then when Jerry got in, it fell again and Evan flipped his shit at Jerry.
Jenna: Nice.
Jenna: Oh? Was he pissed?
Alyssa: Well, he wasn't paying attention, and I knew Jerry was going to be getting in any second, so I did a temporary set-up and just kinda shoved it back in. Then when Jerry got in, it fell again and Evan flipped his shit at Jerry.
Jenna: Nice.
by freezepop March 25, 2010
The act of loosely raising one’s pants, capris, or shorts, along with any undergarments, in order to switch stalls in an empty public restroom due to the absence of toilet paper in the original stall. Persons performing the temporary pull-up must do so in such a way as to minimize drippage or the transfer of poo particles onto his or her clothing.
Jill’s search for a clean toilet seat landed her in a stall with no toilet paper, so she had to do the temporary pull-up in order to find a stall with toilet paper.
by Miss ET July 16, 2008
A Temporary Distraction Measure or TDM for short is the basis of modern politics and business. Anytime a politician forms a committee to 'look into' something it is nothing but a ruse intended to temporarily distract the voting public long enough for them to forget all about it.
Anything (Committee, poll, vote, investigation, senate hearing, etc) that can be used to successfully distract people from issues that they were formally concerned about long enough for them to forget completely about it.
Anything that makes you (the voter) think we (politicians) are doing something about it when we're really not.
Anything (Committee, poll, vote, investigation, senate hearing, etc) that can be used to successfully distract people from issues that they were formally concerned about long enough for them to forget completely about it.
Anything that makes you (the voter) think we (politicians) are doing something about it when we're really not.
E.X. Senate Democrats hold hearings to investigate windfall profits generated by the obscene price of oil.
Two weeks later, the American public will have forgotten all about it and will rest content that the government is doing it's job. Hence, it was a successful Temporary Distraction Measure.
E.X. During the Senate hearing over whether to clarify net neutrality, the Senators rambled on for a few weeks until another celebrity got knocked up and everybody that was wanting it codified, forgot all about it.
Temporary Distraction Measure
Two weeks later, the American public will have forgotten all about it and will rest content that the government is doing it's job. Hence, it was a successful Temporary Distraction Measure.
E.X. During the Senate hearing over whether to clarify net neutrality, the Senators rambled on for a few weeks until another celebrity got knocked up and everybody that was wanting it codified, forgot all about it.
Temporary Distraction Measure
by Crashingtests July 4, 2008
by 015609kitkay December 30, 2016
What some males will offer aka like friends with benefits or a one night stand. Its good dick but no love...no consistency with offering expressions of the 5 love languages, no potential ring 💍 no wedding dress. Its a piece of love not the whole pie. Opposite of p.d. Permanent dick.
She got that t.d. Or Temporary dick on speed dial.
He's just offering t.d. or temporary dick nothing permanent.
He's just offering t.d. or temporary dick nothing permanent.
by phatmind November 1, 2015
How I introduce my boyfriend to other people when I'm pissed at him or when a breakup is inevitable.
Jake: Hey Jeff! Well well well, who do we have here?
Jeff: This is Neil, my temporary male companion.
Neil: Not very nice.
Jeff: This is Neil, my temporary male companion.
Neil: Not very nice.
by young jeffrey January 31, 2006