Holy fuck did you see that buck across the lake? Yeah, I'm hoping to be like Ted. Gonna put on my bucket hat, grab my Jon boat and give him a Missouri boat ride.

Missouri Boat Ride by Scentsock November 7, 2018

missouri boat ride

In IT: When you start a task but can't finish it because it triggers a deep stack of necessary supporting tasks; similar to shaving the yak.
In other usage: a long and complex swindle.

"I was trying to install tensorflow with gpu support, but first I had to install cuda toolkit, but to do that I had to install conda for Windows, but to do that I had to install....." ... etc. "I understand, you got taken on a Missouri boat ride"

missouri boat ride by joseywales1331_1 May 14, 2023

Missouri Boat Ride

To be left without a paddle and subject to the current of the river.

"...enjoy the Missouri Boat Ride!". And with that, the cowboy shot the tether from a distance, and everyone on the raft panicked because they had no paddles.

Missouri Boat Ride by il miglior fabbro December 7, 2025

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

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