Kerbae

When you have sexual feelings towards Kerby

Some times I close my eyes and think of Kerbae. Kerbae is love, Kerbae is life.

by jammy nutrun February 10, 2015

Kerbal Space Program

Kerbal Space Program is an indie space-sandbox game known for it's steep learning curve and accurate physics simulation. Many players were originally turned off by the "rocket science" aspect of the game. A phrase popularized by the game is "Add moar boosters" and it has been mentioned on xkcd.

Hey, Bob, I'm having trouble with Kerbal Space Program.
Bob: ADD MOAR BOOSTERS!

by waterlubber June 27, 2015

kerbal

Describes a launch vehicle that is built by strapping together existing components, such as booster rockets or additional stages. It is a reference to the Kerbal Space Program, "create and manage your own space program", which allows players to build custom rockets in exactly that way.

"I would say that of all the new vehicles described here, the Omega is easily the most kerbal since it's just a bunch of parts strapped together." (Scott Manley, "New Glenn, OmegA and Vulcan Get Air Force Approval", YouTube, October 11, 2018, 6:38.)

by Skippy the Wonderhoohoo March 30, 2019

the Kerbal way

Rather than by using finesse or ingenuity, solving a complicated problem by throwing epicly massive resources to brute force a solution.

Elon Musk: "At first, I was thinking we would just scale up Falcon Heavy, but it looks like it probably makes more sense just to have a single monster boost stage."
Skov: "Nice to see you are doing things the Kerbal way."
Elon Musk: "Kerbal is awesome!"

by jeeber April 15, 2015

kerbal tunnel

Kerbal Tunnel is when you get sore wrists from playing Kerbal Space Program for hours on end.

Man, ever since I got weekends off I've had Kerbal Tunnel from spending all damn day playing Kerbal Space Program.

by The Keasbey Knight March 27, 2015

kerbal

An adjective used to describe a launch vehicle that is stupidly designed or irrationally large.

The Ares I is the most kerbal rocket ever made. It is essentially a crew capsule on top of a Solid Rocket Booster.

by We are the Floor Tentacles September 7, 2020

kerbal

An time consuming abyss of a game that is so enjoyable that you lose all track of time while reaching for the extents of space.

Hey man what are you doing up at 3 A.M.?
Oh shit its 3?? I kerbaled out.

by dsrc September 21, 2013