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To New Tab - v. The act of repeatedly opening a new browser tab then closing it, having decided against doing what one had originally planned. Most commonly used when one is tempted, either because one is trying to avoid being distracted from one's work, or because one is trying to avoid looking at spoilers.
Three hours until my girlfriend gets back from work and we can watch the series finale of LOST. I want to know what happens! I'm New Tabbing like crazy...
New Tab by brunch September 10, 2010
Urban Dictionary Merch
if type this it probably means you are in math class
New Tab by nightwingxz666 September 11, 2019
you are so bored out of your mind that you search new tab.
i hate isolation, so im going to search up new tab.
New Tab by ihaveabigjumperbutt August 20, 2020
New Tab is very annoying when you look at your computer tags and see it. You think to yourself, "Why do I have a New Tab in the middle of all my other tabs?" And you think, "I'm going to close that New Tab." But you never do.

I SAY THIS FROM EXPERIENCE
New Tab by Ghost*Writer September 10, 2022

New Tab Syndrome 

Also known as NTS, is defined by a situation in which you are trying to do an assignment but can't bring yourself to get any work done and thus regularly open a new tab to do literally anything else at intervals of less than five minutes.

This is generally ensued by a sad and lethargic state the following day, induced by the knowledge that your sacrifice of sleep to finish said work was pointless. Your chances of attaining high academic achievement flew out the window the moment you left home without printing the work you stayed up all night finishing.
Teacher: Michael, where is your assignment? You didn't hand it in this morning.
Victim: Sorry, I was suffering from severe New Tab Syndrome over the weekend... That is to say, my printer broke.
Teacher: (unimpressed)
New Tab Syndrome by slicendice July 13, 2014

chrome://newtab

When you somehow got the link to a new tab, copied it, and pasted it here just to see if some guy has already made a definition of it.

(Don't worry, i did that too)
type chrome://newtab on a new tab to open a new tab
chrome://newtab by YourAvgGuy September 10, 2023

Newtabnesia 

The practice of opening a new tab in a browser such as Firefox, Internet Explorer or Chrome and forgetting the intended destination.
"Oh I better go to that site I've been meaning to (email or other distraction appears) Awww man! I can't remember what site I needed to go on! Just been hit by newtabnesia :-("
Newtabnesia by Hutsy September 21, 2011
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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
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

Concrete cowboy 

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.
Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.
Word of the Day on September 20, 2026
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