Powerclipping 

The act of cc'ing more senior people to an email thread in order to gain some form of recognition for your efforts. Desperate corporate types clambering up the greasy pole will exhibit this behaviour.

The powerclipper is usually not self-aware enough to use this in an ironic reflexive form, i.e. "I powerclipped senior management so they know how great I am"

Antonym: Powershedding - The emailer sees no need to cc'd everyone on the list so emails directly to the appropriate party. The emailer will usually exhibit high self-esteem.

Noun: "He's a powerclipper"
Verb: "Geez, he powerclipped me in on this banality; it's way below my pay grade"

Ann: "Why did I get this email from Bill?"
Colin: "He's powerclipping his way to the top."

Powerclipping by craigggers January 10, 2011

Paperclipping 

When your crush ignores you, but still occasionally texts you to don't forget about him/her/them.

The term comes from Clippy, Microsoft's most hated virtual assistant.

- I thought he's not interested in me, but he texted me last night and left me on read, again. He has been doing this for a month now and I don't know what should I do with his mixed signals.
- Just dump him, he's totally paperclipping you.

Paperclipping by canihaveacookie November 5, 2019

paperclipping 

The process of using a paperclip to reset a modem or router to its factory default settings. This process involves unfolding the paperclip and sticking the end of it into a small hole in the router designed specifically for this purpose.

After forgetting my modem's password I had to call my ISP and they said I had to paperclip it. After paperclipping it I had to reconfigure it from scratch.

paperclipping by Tom Hartung May 1, 2008

Paperclipping 

When one partner, usually the man or dominant in the relationship, is laying on his back... the other partner laying on his chest as a pillow, one arm over, one leg over.

Not to be confused with spooning - the reverse paperclip is when partner one still lays on his back - and partner two is in the aforementioned position only facing outwards.

Founded by the A.S.M (anti spooning movement)

Guy 1: "Did you snuggle after sex?"

Guy 2: "Yeah dude - we paperclipped it up - fuck spooning, I mean i spooned her early in the night BEFORE we fucked..."

Guy 1: "hahaha totally - everyone hates spooning, you just use it to get laid right?!?"

Guy 2: "Exactly... and after I made her say the safety word we drifted off paperclipping"

Guy 1: "awesome - real men don't spoon after sex - spooning is for pussies."

Paperclipping by ASM (RD) December 24, 2011

powertripping

powertripping something done by ppl who thing they can do above their own station

Surge87 is powertripping on a yahoo "site" alot just so he can feel bigger than what he actually is

powertripping by Dean..1024 November 19, 2007

Paperclipping 

When someone lays under the covers with their arms over the covers, making it impossible for a partner to shift the blankets.

I’m sorry you didn’t have enough covers last night. I was totally paperclipping.

Paperclipping by Plimbt June 8, 2018