nominal

Usually used by SpaceX. Like 20 times per rocket launch.

Means phenomenal

- And as we say in SpaceX, everything is going nominal ( perfect )

by bykocabas May 15, 2016

nominal

synonymous with "phenomenal to nom" but takes three less syllables to say...

...giving you three more syllables' worth of nomming time.

1) dude, is nutella any good?

are you fucking kidding me, nutella is NOMINAL

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2) halloween = abominable
thanksgiving = nominal

by Jinkonom January 22, 2010

nominal

A person that constantly rages or loses their temper despite having an equal flaw.

You're being such a nominal right now.

by ACupOfJoey101 July 4, 2019

nominal

what HP tech support says everytime you call them with a problem

"my speakers wont work"
"OK, this is a very common problem, and it's going to have a <B>nominal</B> in order to fix"

by J Dizzle fo shizzle89 December 16, 2008

Nominal Kitten

A nominal kitten is a very awesome and perfect space loving feline. In particular a orange tabby who is over the moon cute.

Have you met Orion? He’s so orange and such Nominal kitten.

Orion is so orange and so nominal!

Orion loves SpaceX because he’s such a nominal kitten.

by SCE To AUX Jenni October 4, 2020

nominal embrace

Refers to a merely “in name only” type of hug that you give someone whom you do not actually have romantic/affectionate feelings toward, but are just “going through the motions” to be polite/agreeable.

There are various reasons why one might administer a nominal embrace; the most common situations might be (A) you are giving the other person a proxy hug as a favor for someone else, or (B) you are at a party, wedding, or other social gathering where “everyone is doing it” --- i.e., giving a hug --- to one or more “special” attendees, such as the hostess, "birthday boy/girl", the newlyweds, etc., or (C) the huggee is either mentally challenged and thus craves “cuddly attention” from everyone around him, or he is presently going through a rough time in his life, and thus he needs all the emotional support he can get.

by QuacksO August 24, 2018

off-nominal insertion

When something doesn't go where all the players involved think it is going to go. Equally applicable when talking about putting spacecraft in orbit as it is when PIV aim gets a little off and ends up in surprise buttsecks.

You're aiming a little low there, big fella, going to end up with an off-nominal insertion if you poke any harder!

by PurplePirate December 20, 2019