A term created by Keith Olbermann. He, like many Americans, believes "Fox News" does not even deserve the name "News" in its title.
by Rhaina October 29, 2007
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From the informal sense of signal to noise ratio, but inverted to emphasize the "noise".
From the informal sense of signal to noise ratio, but inverted to emphasize the "noise".
"That discussion board used to be a great place to talk about politics, but now the noise-to-signal ratio is through the roof!"
"Typically, a demagogue actually benefits from nonsensical, contradictory and inflammatory statements and agendas. Ironically, the higher the noise-to-signal ratio, the more effective they become since any useful information would actually rein them in."
(adapted from Raul and JonG)
"Typically, a demagogue actually benefits from nonsensical, contradictory and inflammatory statements and agendas. Ironically, the higher the noise-to-signal ratio, the more effective they become since any useful information would actually rein them in."
(adapted from Raul and JonG)
by Grinning Cat October 10, 2012
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by Your damn cousin June 16, 2011
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Girl: Tim brought his new girlfriend to my house last night.
Friend: Fuck that noise! You know he's just doing it to make you jealous!
Friend: Fuck that noise! You know he's just doing it to make you jealous!
by S.S. Quita April 3, 2005
Get the fuck that noise mug.The autoshop wanted to charge extra for putting air in the tires... I said, "Fuck that noise. I'm not paying for air."
by Btbullet January 2, 2017
Get the Fuck that noise mug.A shitty tee brand with stupid jokes that they display on the shirts and then advertise on sites like Urban Dictionary. They are really stupid and really annoying. Very similar to snorgtees
Noise Bot Shirt: I Pooped Today!
The General Public: Whoop-de-fucking-do.
Damn, I'm so tired of seeing those ugly noise bot ads!
The General Public: Whoop-de-fucking-do.
Damn, I'm so tired of seeing those ugly noise bot ads!
by torrrrrrub May 14, 2011
Get the Noise Bot mug.When one is so overcome with emotion that he or she makes a noise akin to a whale getting stabbed through with a hot poker and dragged several miles by a racing speedboat before getting forcibly beached onto a remote island where the beach has sharp, pointy rocks instead of sand.
Alternatively defined as: Regular whale noises amplified in a sobbing manner by an emotionally compromised human being.
Alternatively defined as: Regular whale noises amplified in a sobbing manner by an emotionally compromised human being.
Your favorite character in that show you've been watching for five years dies at the end.
-DYING WHALE NOISES-
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Your celebrity crush bumps into you in a coffeeshop AND ACTUALLY CARESSES YOUR ARM and smiles at you and everything.
-DYING WHALE NOISES-
-DYING WHALE NOISES-
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Your celebrity crush bumps into you in a coffeeshop AND ACTUALLY CARESSES YOUR ARM and smiles at you and everything.
-DYING WHALE NOISES-
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