1 - A non-virtual, real world equivalent of a sock puppet.
2 - A non-virtual, real world equivalent of a proxy.
"Either you have a very lacking scholarly grasp of the applicable laws in this matter (which I find unlikely considering (various matters)) or following your "meeting" with the partners were simply acting as their messenger puppet on (date). "
When you are using a messenger application, and you're typing something. You see your friend start to type and out of politeness erase your comment to allow him to continue.
He then does the same when he sees you typing, and you're stuck in a game of Messenger Chicken.
It's best resolved by just typing an lol or smiley face.
I was talkin to Jenny last night but we got held up for like 3 minutes playing Messenger Chicken.
The type of breakdown the consists of random "machine gun" fire guitar bursts that are accompanied by a double bass drum and bass guitar for a deep and heavy effect. This type of breakdown is usually found in types of metalcore/hardcore music. The August Burns Red album "Messengers" relies on these breakdowns very heavily, hence the name "messenger breakdown". These breakdowns usually cause the crowd to either headbang in one fluid motion, or spawn huge mosh pits.
"The new August Burns Red album doesn't have that many messenger breakdowns in it"
"The breakdown at the end of Symphony in Peril's "Stilletto" is epic, but it's no messenger breakdown"
"All hardcore music should have at least one messenger breakdown to be considered moshpit ready"
August Burns Red's "Up Against the Ropes" 0:35-1:02 is just one example.
Having multiple messenger tabs for contacts open for example: Facebook, MSN messenger, Yahoo messenger ect. Thinking that you are concentrating on all at the same time, but kind of not following all the conversations.
Jeesh! John just typed me something completely out of context what we were discussing, I think it might have been meant for one of his other messenger tabs...he's suffering from messenger ADHD.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murdererused a serrated blade.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).