a scientific phenomenon, often observed in restaurants, but can occur anywhere food is available. It is described as the point in time where the conversation or level of interest has fallen low enough that participants begin to mix random foods together. Often, the Knowles Limit is used as an indication that the party is dead and it is time to move on.

When a person mixes their meatloaf with a glass of milk, they have reached the Knowles Limit

knowles limit by featherydragon May 15, 2009

Knowles Gap

An attempt to do something useful but inadvertently cause a great deal of stress to others.

'Know-less Gap' also applies

- Look I just thought if you poured treacle on your nut sack women would like it more.

- Well that was a bit of a knowles gap, you forgot I wass squatting over a termite nest, I'll have scars until I die.

Knowles Gap by twmac January 13, 2010

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026