The act of looking for something, without actually looking, then deeming said item lost or not able to be found, when, in fact, said item was in the vicinity of area that was glanced over upon initial inspection.
Dude: "I can't find my keys anywhere! I know they were just on this desk!"
Chick: "Did you actually look for your keys? Or did you dude look?"
Chick: "Did you actually look for your keys? Or did you dude look?"
by GrammarNazi13 September 30, 2014