n. The situation whereby a medical or medical/psychiatric condition causes a "domino effect" of other dangerous symptoms and conditions ensuing.
Named after the Rube Goldberg "contraption" machine, any machine that uses a chain reaction of events to achieve a final, trivial goal (in this particular case, possibly death).
Named after the Rube Goldberg "contraption" machine, any machine that uses a chain reaction of events to achieve a final, trivial goal (in this particular case, possibly death).
After my brother had that bout with strep, it apparently got to his stomach and paralyzed it, giving him a nasty case of acid reflux, which in turn began to launch acid clear up into his throat and mouth, not only severely damaging his teeth... he's also he's worried he's going to get cancer one day from all that acid where it's not supposed to be. And to say nothing about all the dental surgeries he's gonna need... talk about a case of Rube Goldberg Syndrome!
(No really, it has happened.)
(No really, it has happened.)
by Andy Khay January 23, 2009
"Hey Tony, did you see Shawn Kemp after his career was over? If you thought he could throw it down in the NBA you should see him slam dunkin rubes."
by Shane and Tony of Club SinRock March 29, 2014
"How did the fire start?"
"Well, Mark was wasted and in reaching for his cell phone knocked over a glass, that fell on a power strip, that set the couch on fire"
"I see, classic Rube Goldberg Alcoholism"
"Well, Mark was wasted and in reaching for his cell phone knocked over a glass, that fell on a power strip, that set the couch on fire"
"I see, classic Rube Goldberg Alcoholism"
by Bourbonsauce January 21, 2010
Basically, a 'machine' that uses many ordinary items, and positions them in a way so that when activated, sometimes by 'knocking down the first domino' so to speak, it leads to a series of events that are all activated by the previous events.
They are most always elaborate, with many things going on at one time.
They are hard to build, and sometimes take over 4 months and a millions hours to build, but the results are spectacular.
They are most always elaborate, with many things going on at one time.
They are hard to build, and sometimes take over 4 months and a millions hours to build, but the results are spectacular.
Child 1: Hey, let's play Mouse Trap!
Child 2: I heard that's something called a Rube Goldberg Machine!
Teen 1: Have you seen Ok Go's new video, 'This Too Shall Pass'? It's totally a Rube Goldberg Machine!
Child 2: I heard that's something called a Rube Goldberg Machine!
Teen 1: Have you seen Ok Go's new video, 'This Too Shall Pass'? It's totally a Rube Goldberg Machine!
by loveisjujujubaby March 14, 2010
Applying mayonaise and jelly to the foreskin and or scrotum of a mans penis as lubrication for oral sex in preperation for a prostate exam
Scott Behm tryed RUBING MY SUBURBAN during our conversation on gay rights in the little boys section at K-mart.
by *suck my choad* August 15, 2008
Jamie & Frank were passionately in love and both had micro penises. This made it difficult to have intercourse so they decided to touch tip to tip, otherwise known as having Rubed it.
by Boom1981 February 05, 2021
Someone who fails to grasp how the larger overstructure in one's country is designed to reduce his ability to choose freely and explore the realm of possibility, or someone is totally subject and ignorant to what arguments belie the things being said in conversation.
Johnathan seriously thinks he's going to pick his next place to live from a map, after his city's economy has cycled downward due to policy changes. Even moreso, he has no clue what everybody is really doing for money and the utilities for the next two years. Johnathan is an example of a social context rube.
Example II:
John often finds nothing to think about when he enters the dog park because he finds people throwing random words at each other, and looking off into seemingly nowhere. In response, he just sort of sits there and when he talks, he makes footnotes about what people say, while failing to see the assumptions and arguments being put forth. As a consequence, he takes every assumption thrown at him, being ping-ponged back and forth.
Example II:
John often finds nothing to think about when he enters the dog park because he finds people throwing random words at each other, and looking off into seemingly nowhere. In response, he just sort of sits there and when he talks, he makes footnotes about what people say, while failing to see the assumptions and arguments being put forth. As a consequence, he takes every assumption thrown at him, being ping-ponged back and forth.
by DanZhukovin October 02, 2019