The act of wasting a bunch of time rewriting old source code in an attemp to make it understandable, usable, and expandable.
by AllUltima February 18, 2005
Get the refactor mug.New-age (or whatever) way to indicate you're rewriting someone's code. Maybe it's intended to sound less pejorative, but it's usually a smokescreen for rewriting someone's code under the guise of using unspecified, and therefore unassailable, "refactoring rules" of which only you are knowledgable.
1) Bill's "refactoring" Jane's code again. He think's he's a better programmer, but he's just a misogynist shitheel. Frankie should fire his raggedy ass.
2) When I change your code, I'm refactoring it. When you change my code, you're just fucking with it.
2) When I change your code, I'm refactoring it. When you change my code, you're just fucking with it.
by therealmookmerkin March 21, 2019
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He knew as soon as he entered the sexual refractory period that he had made a horrible, horrible mistake.
by MFaussie January 16, 2018
Get the sexual refractory period mug.A reactor that runs on dark matter, usually started up via power laser ignition to expand dark matter in the center of the reactor superstructure. Currently handled inside of Quantum Science Multipurpose Labs. Although, it is currently undergoing a switch of companies from Quantum Science to Pinewood Builders.
John: Hey Bill, have you seen the Dark Matter Reactor ignition sequence?
Bill: No... did you get a recording of it?
John: HELL YEAH!
Bill: No... did you get a recording of it?
John: HELL YEAH!
by TechnoDiamond October 11, 2018
Get the Dark Matter Reactor mug.A period of great sadness. Specifically, the time after male ejaculation during which he is not able to maintain another erection.
Ellen is so hot, I don't even experience a refractory period after I bang her, I can go straight through all night.
by Kunta Kinte Mufase Mbwatu July 15, 2006
Get the refractory period mug.- I sent her a text message over three hours ago! I don’t know if she’s ignoring me or if she just has a long textual refractory period.
- During his textual refractory period, a male is temporarily uninterested in further texting.
- Unlike men, most women do not experience a textual refractory period immediately after texting.
- Ugh! My grandpa’s textual refractory period is like twenty hours!
- During his textual refractory period, a male is temporarily uninterested in further texting.
- Unlike men, most women do not experience a textual refractory period immediately after texting.
- Ugh! My grandpa’s textual refractory period is like twenty hours!
by Justice Bird March 1, 2012
Get the Textual Refractory Period mug.The period of great sadness that occurs between the time a man ejaculates and when a man can become erect again. Also known as "The Great Depression"
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