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Regexy

adjective \ re·gex·y· \ ˈrə-gəx-ˌee \

1 Something absurdly difficult to build, analyze, understand, or explain.

Derived from: Regex One of the most annoying things in programming, yet one of the most helpful. Used for

parsing text easily. High usage and exposure may cause dependency and symptoms similar to Stockholm

syndrome's condition.
People assume that parsing is a strict progression of a sequence of characters that define a search pattern, but *actually* from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint - it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly... regexy wimey... stuff.
by thekaifan September 3, 2018
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regexy

regexy: adjective \ˈrē-jəks-ē\
1 a : "Absurdly difficult to analyze, understand, or explain".

derived from regex: One of the most annoying things in programming, yet one of the most helpful. Used for parsing text easily. Prolonged use and exposure may cause dependency and symptoms similar to Stockholm's syndrome condition towards regex itself.
People assume that regular expressions are a strict progression of characters to a pattern, but actually, from a nonlinear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, regexy-wimey... stuff
by thekaifan September 4, 2018
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Regexy

1 a : "Absurdly difficult to analyze, understand, or explain".

derived from regex: One of the most annoying things in programming, yet one of the most helpful. Used for parsing text easily. Prolonged use and exposure may cause dependency and symptoms similar to Stockholm's syndrome condition towards regex itself.
People assume that regular expressions are a strict progression of characters to a pattern, but actually, from a nonlinear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, regexy-wimexy... stuff
by thekaifan October 31, 2018
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Regelyn

A beautiful unique name that comes with hope. Loves people. Men fall in love with her smile. Brings happiness and passion to everyone with a smile of delight to their faces. Has a passion for performing art and beauty. A shoulder to cry on. Makes an amazing wifey. Men fall for her tricks. Loyal with a massive heart. Makes people come running back for her. Funny but smart. Attitude for the right things.
I think I may be falling for Regelyn again!
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regex

Short for regular expressions, this is a pattern language used for finding, grepping, or replacing strings. Very powerful if used correctly.
by unknown October 12, 2003
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regex

One of the most annoying thing in programming, yet one of the most helpful. Used for parsing text easily.
An example regex to find noobs: ((?:noob).*)
by h@x0r1z3r April 5, 2010
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Regex

The act of one being rejected by a possible mating companion, and the victim throwing a gex at the non-companion.
"Is Diana going out with Gunther?"
"Naw Sam, she totally regexed his ass!"
by SalionR. June 28, 2016
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