1. This maneuver is the act of a person who leaves the computer, especially during a serious situation or where that person may be needed, without announcement of 'brb' or any warning that he or she is departing for a lengthy period of
time.
2. An engrossing conversation is transpiring and the person is engaged in the debate but then after minutes
pass by and people are waiting on his response, there's no signs of life and methods
show the person has been away from the keyboard for some
time or doing something else while others wait. Several minutes to hours later, the person who has performed the Emmerich Maneuver
will often
type in 'back' as if to say he had declared all along he was gone.
Verb: Emmerich, Emmeriching
Noun: Emmerich Maneuver, Emmeriching
Past Tense: Emmeriched
Antonym: Actually using '
afk', 'brb', 'bbiaf'
<Sephiroth> Did Hal
pull an emmerich maneuver again?
<Larxene> I
think he emmeriched about 3 hours ago
"I
think hal is about to emmerich."