An abbreviation meaning "Rapid Onset Terminal Stupidity" is when a person dies or is badly hurt due to the consequences of doing something insanely stupid.

They aren't just terminally stupid, they're being stupid in a way that's going to get them killed quickly.

Either directly by their own action, or indirectly by doing something so stupid someone else cuts to the chase for them.

"Hey did you mean about what happened to Marcus. I heard he got shot putting his piece in down his jeans with the safety off."

"Just another case of ROTS then huh? Was a long time coming."

ROTS by Curare the defenestrator July 1, 2025

rots and tots

Carrots and Potatoes.

Mmmm... I love soup with 'rots and tots... Lish!

rots and tots by dream luvva March 6, 2010

Rots of ruck

Phrase told by Evelyn Harper in Season 9 Episode 9 of Two And Half Men. Alan is expelled from Walden's house and goes to his mother's house. She denies him and says that as farewell.

Alan: Fine! Fine! I am leaving! Thanks a lot!
Evelyn (Talking as chinese person): Rots of ruck!

Rots of ruck by Greatplayer125 April 24, 2024

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