engineer

"To the engineer, all matter in the universe can be placed into one of two categories: (1) things that need to be fixed, and (2) things that will need to be fixed after you've had a few minutes to play with them. Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. Normal people don't understand this concept; they believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet." - Scott Adams, The Dilbert Principle

The engineer was the cause of the system meltdown

by Scott Adams January 27, 2004

Edinbruh

How British people pronounce Edinburgh

"hey bro, Edinbruh is quite lame innit"

by VersatileMink December 8, 2020

armchair engineers

These are typically 24 year old yuppie wannabees straight out of college. It takes about 18 months to get them to the point where they can actually do something constructive for the company. Once this happens, they get a stupid title with the word "worldwide director" or something, and from this point on will not put their hands on anything tangible, like a product.

"Man, that Jeremy is an egghead. We finally get him to the point where he can walk without hand-holding and he gets a position with the armchair engineers."

by running out of patience March 15, 2008

Edging

Forcing someone to use Microsoft Edge

Damn it, Windows 11 won't come with Internet Explorer! Bill Gates is totally edging me!

by a13131safaeag January 24, 2020

Edwin's cup

Term referring to the best cup of coffee ever made. Legend has it that it was a winter morning in Cape Town, where a coffee artisan, Edwin, accidentally to his own surprise, made the perfect cappuccino. With exactly the correct amount of crema, blended with perfect silk milk froth, the taste almost teleported him to another dimension. Earning him the title of Edwin's cup.

This is almost Edwin's cup. Thank you, the coffee is amazing!

by LegendHasIt52 July 22, 2023

Operating Engineer

Bascially a professional badass, the Liam Neson's of the engineering world. These guys do the shit you can't, fix the shit you can't, and run the shit you can't. Typically paid over 100,000 a year, these are the people that keep your world running.

Oh you're an operating engineer, well I won't be needing these pants anymore.

by Bill S Preston June 10, 2016

OVER ENGINEERED

Basically anything engineered and made by the "Stuff Made Here" YouTube channel owner Shane Wighton. Takes a week to plan, longer than a month to create and even months to finalize.

1. Anything made by this doofus is over engineered
2. Your mom is over engineered

by MitsMork May 31, 2021