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elephant clicking

When a technical person (developer, engineer, scientist, et al.) uses a UI tool to solve a problem instead of the command line or underlying program.

The 'elephant' comes from the PostgreSQL elephant and the many related SQL GUI clients that allow developers to avoid using SQL from the command line for queries. However, this phrase is not limited to PostgreSQL and can refer to any other GUI or related to tool that allows a user to click around to find their way.

This phrase originated at Even Financial, an incomparable Fintech company in the heart of NYC.
Alex: I use the debugger to step-through my code when there's unexpected behavior.

Ross: STOP ELEPHANT CLICKING, YOU ELEPHANT CLICKER!!!
About to shoot someone or preparing to fight. (The sound a gun makes when you cock it)
Man, that anna got me clickin!
Clickin by Yoda_716 January 26, 2009

Clicking 

Scamming/Cashing out. Clicking means to commit any cyber crime related to getting money or property.
1. ) "Yo bro, this job is cool and all but im finna quit and start clicking fr"

2. ) "Yo bro, send me them clicking methods, them old jawns is dead"
Clicking by yesitsjohndoe December 15, 2020

Clicking / UK slang 

Clicking is an Uk 🇬🇧 slang for CC fraud (credit card fraud)
Wagwan bro, if you wanna make money shout me, I’ll show you how to start clicking / uk slang💷

double clicking the mouse 

female masturbation; tuning the piano; the dreaded finger diddle; playing the clitar
As I walk in the bedroom, to my complete surprise, my girlfriend was double clicking the mouse.

Cuckline 

Noun. Refers to the meme of naked dudes standing in line to bang the girl on the couch while the last dude in line is dressed up and offers flowers, implying he is there to marry her.
Tom: Wtf, someone made a new version of the cuckline meme that has a horse and a dog. What a joke
Boris: It's actually not a joke. If only you knew
Cuckline by Duke, PhD May 28, 2023