One's inability to steer one's focus away from certain web sites known for containing large amounts of snippets of entertaining content or having exceedingly high link density, such as Wikipedia, IMDB, Urban Dictionary, or TV Tropes. Typically, snapping out of this trance requires a powerful external stimulus, such as hunger, fatigue, a nagging significant other/family member, or a power outage.
Man, I was looking up Johnny Depp's new movie at work the other day on IMDB and I totally felt myself falling into the vortex. I didn't climb out until my boss walked in.
Guy 1: Don't bother trying to talk to him. He's fallen into the vortex.
Guy 2: Well, he hasn't eaten or slept in about 20 hours, so he's bound to come out of it soon.
Guy 1: Don't bother trying to talk to him. He's fallen into the vortex.
Guy 2: Well, he hasn't eaten or slept in about 20 hours, so he's bound to come out of it soon.
by fonsui July 26, 2011
Matt said "Holy shit! look at that vortex of awesomeness!!!"
Over the years, Matt and Kyle have learned to extend their peripheral vision to 360 degrees in hopes of scouting out every vortex.
Shelly's vortex eats all other vortexes, as well as black holes, planets, stars and occasionally galaxies.
Over the years, Matt and Kyle have learned to extend their peripheral vision to 360 degrees in hopes of scouting out every vortex.
Shelly's vortex eats all other vortexes, as well as black holes, planets, stars and occasionally galaxies.
by Dr. Quantum Infinity January 07, 2010
A weather system that results in record-breaking cold temperatures. Can also be used as euphemism for "really fucking cold" or "fucking freezing."
Schools are closed because the polar vortex dropped temperatures below zero F.
My heater broke, now my house is a polar vortex.
My heater broke, now my house is a polar vortex.
by dazed.konfuzed January 04, 2014
by Rubymonster September 09, 2017
by thisistheonlydefiniotioniwillp May 08, 2016
vortex of wonder
- When your mind can't focus; when it is hard to concentrate; when your mind is reeling with too many things to think about
- When your mind can't focus; when it is hard to concentrate; when your mind is reeling with too many things to think about
by Blast-08 September 11, 2008
DST Vortex ( or DSTV ) is the vortex in which those with varying degrees of DST compliant time keeping devices get lost due to recent DST changes.
Boss: Why the crap were you late this morning?
Employee: My time keeping devices, which are new enough to keep DST but too old to recognize the recent DST changes, changed time erroneously, causing great confusion and tardiness.
Boss: Oh. You mean you got stuck in the DST Vortex?
Employee: Yeah, that.
Boss: Dork.
Employee: My time keeping devices, which are new enough to keep DST but too old to recognize the recent DST changes, changed time erroneously, causing great confusion and tardiness.
Boss: Oh. You mean you got stuck in the DST Vortex?
Employee: Yeah, that.
Boss: Dork.
by gbot October 29, 2007