Yelling at the Eggs

Pointless, futile, fruitless; An exercise in futility; exerting useless effort; a contemporary update of "pissing in the wind."

i.e, standing in front of a microwave oven, screaming "Hurry up!!"

Etymology: the October 2009 declaration of CDC Director Thomas Frieden, regarding the slow growth and rollout of H1N1 vaccines which are incubated in eggs: "Even if you yell at the vaccine strains, they don't grow faster."

The Board of Directors has already made up its mind. You can go in there if you want to present your side, but I'm telling you, you'll just be 'yelling at the eggs' if you do.

by Professor Al October 26, 2009

Bum yelling

Bum yelling is were he yell at bums that are cracked out on meth

BUM Yelling. U tell at bums.

by Weirdo39 March 31, 2019

jlong yell

Yell of frustration generated by males due to an inability to generate an erection or to please their female partners. Said to have origins in North Atlanta perversion of the word slong. Can also refer to a cry of frustration generated by the female from an inadequete partner.

What was that noise?

Sounded like a jlong yell.

I feel sorry for that guys partner.

by kamerooroo April 15, 2010

Iowa Yelling

Talking in a slightly raised, monotone voice with attitude

Justin: Hey, please don't do that to the popcorn James
*James to Issy*
James: Justin keeps Iowa Yelling at me!

by zombiegirlfriend January 5, 2020

Pep yell

An aggressive pep talk

Some Kid named Todd: did you hear that amazing speech Mr. Probablyavirgin gave today?
Some Other kid named Jerry: yeah but was more up a pep yell though than a speech

by Dramqueen December 28, 2017

Yelling wife

Yelling wife is defined as if your dog is barking at the back door and your wife is yelling at the front door, who do you let in first?
The dog of course ... at least he'll shut up after you let him in!

Don’t try to become a yelling wife; otherwise, I am going to get those noise-cancelling headphones.

by Urban_Ritz September 22, 2021

Yell Bound

To be in a situation where you screwed something up when your parents weren’t around and you know they will yell at you when they find out. Same could apply with your boyfriend or girlfriend.

Oh no, I broke my mom’s lam! I am so yell bound!

by Dray’s Dictionary February 22, 2021