Claire was going on and on about what a hard life she has, and I could only shut her up by air bowing and saying, "My heart pumps lumpy custard for your troubles, Claire."

air bowing by Father Ignatius June 19, 2009

Air Bowing

An action done by string players, normally as a means of tracking bowings on a page, practicing without making a sound, or goofing off with/demonstrating for your friends.

Last night, I got so confused by the lack of bowings on the page that I had to go back all the way to rehearsal five, air bowing my way toward where I had been. Thankfully, it worked, and I was able to mark in several bowings in the interim.

Air Bowing by yelmid June 18, 2009

Air Bowing

term referring to novice violin and chello players who pretend to play during musical performances in order to impress their parents.

When I was in fourth grade, all I did was air bow. Carolyn is a really good violin player, when I was her age I just air bowed. There were several children air bowing the concert.

Air Bowing by Madison D. May 5, 2007

Word of the Day on June 18, 2009

air bowing

term referring to novice violin and chello players who pretend to play during musical performances in order to impress their parents.

When I was in fourth grade, all I did was air bow. Carolyn is a really good violin player, when I was her age I just air bowed. There were several children air bowing the concert.

What a coincidence! I went to the Symphony last night and I was in the audience totally air bowing, and then today I got my Word of the Day and there it was, but wtf they can't even spell cello!

air bowing by kiph55 June 18, 2009

airbow

The mutual physical gesture whereby two or more people point elbows at each other without making physical contact

When Biden and Obama greeted each other on stage near the end of the 2020 Presidential election, they gave each other an airbow

airbow by intothefray October 31, 2020

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026

city chicken

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.

Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?

city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006

Word of the Day on September 17, 2026

Is that cake?

Another way to say is this fake? Like the show real or cake

“Slayyyter just announced another album last night”
“No way, is that cake?”
“Yeah whoops this isn’t real”

Is that cake? by Sexyyred September 15, 2026

Word of the Day on September 16, 2026