#thestateway

noun, adjective - a scenario where either the most convoluted method of solving a problem is chose or some task is taken on and completed half-assed but those participating act like they're proud of their achievements.

Similar to the the way a toddler brings you a crappy finger painted picture an you're supposed to act like it's a masterpiece, but anyone with half a brain cell could have spilled coffee on paper and achieved similar results.

Origin: from Georgia State University's social media and marketing hashtag that exemplifies such standards.

- They used duct tape to stop the roof from leaking. That's #thestateway.
- Jack couldn't get the digital wallpaper to fit the screen, so he left it that way and the boasted about getting it up there at all. #thestateway

#thestateway by AC2024 February 19, 2024