A variation of the military title "colonel", basically meaning an individual, ex-military or civilian with too much ego with little or no experience to match, elevated to a position that screws everything (and everybody) up. Notoriously bad for business and customers. The term is especially used in the aviation industry.
The flight with hundreds of passengers was cancelled because the Kernel couldn't comprehend the piece of plastic trim on the window of row 22 didn't affect safety of flight issues and could, indeed continue.
by ponderpoint June 14, 2011
Get the Kernelmug. Kernel is a little bitch boy who puts his girlfriend before his best friends. He will leave them high and dry.
by Caroline Scott May 28, 2020
Get the Kernelmug. The core of an Operating System
An OS kernel is often responsible for handling driver requests, filesystem operations, I/O requests and other system functions.
by Gary Destruction May 30, 2004
Get the kernelmug. I have 1024mb of RAM, the XP kernel takes up 350mb doing NOTHING. Why?!
by mode_seven September 27, 2005
Get the kernelmug. by MrMcGeePerson September 6, 2017
Get the kernelmug. by kerneling June 23, 2022
Get the kernelingmug. by Ken FIsher August 3, 2005
Get the kernelmug.