Skip to main content

Telepromptor 

Share definition Flag
A person whose reliance upon a teleprompter to such a degree that s/he is lost and unable to formulate a coherent sentence without utilizing the device is ridiculous and unbecoming.
Man: Oh look, Senator Smith is on all the networks giving a speech.
Woman: He's such a Telepromptor, sticks to the script and can put you to sleep with his lack of inflection.

Man: You're right, I'm already falling asleep.

John stood up before the class and, with a deadpan tone, addressed the students as a Telepromptor, lacking any emotion and boring everyone to death.
Telepromptor by Prolixity December 4, 2009
Telepromptor mug front
Get the Telepromptor mug.
See more merch

Palin Teleprompter 

Share definition Flag
The palm of your hand. As in, the place to write down the main points you want to hit in a speech or an interview, if you're too dumb to remember them.

Pioneered by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin during her creampuff interview at the Tea Party Convention in Nashville on February 6, 2010.
I knew the interviewer would ask me what my core principles were, but I couldn't remember them because I'm a complete moron, so I wrote them on my Palin Teleprompter and discretely checked them during the interview. I'm sure no one noticed!

Redneck Teleprompter 

Share definition Flag
Crib notes written on a public speaker's hand in order to remind him or her what to say during a speech or interview.
Sarah Palin glanced at her redneck teleprompter during her interview a the Tea Party Conference in Nashville.
Redneck Teleprompter by TedIII February 8, 2010
Word of the Day on February 10, 2010

Hillbilly Teleprompter

Share definition Flag
Writing your key items you need to cover in your speech. even though you have been speaking about them for over a year. Just in case you forgot.
Palin wrote her keywords on her left hand. Her own personal Hillbilly Teleprompter.
Hillbilly Teleprompter by SoCalRay February 8, 2010

Alaskan teleprompter 

Share definition Flag
Being so stupid and incompetent that you need to write notes on your hand simply to remember what to say.

From Sarah Palin's need to use notes scribbled on her hand to remind her of the few basic key points of her speech at the Tea Party convention in Nashville, TN.
Jon: I want to propose to Lisa but I don't think I can remember what to say.

Eric: Dude, you're such an idiot. Just use an Alaskan teleprompter and write "Will you marry me?" on your hand.

teleprompter trump 

Share definition Flag
When someone gives a speech and does not deviate from the written text.
That's one boring speech. (S)He pulled a TelePrompter Trump and didn't go off script once.
teleprompter trump by Chrisonion December 18, 2016

Teleprompter 

Share definition Flag
Barack Obama'sCrutch and lifeline.
His teleprompter went out and now he has telepromptourettes.
Teleprompter by keifermail August 8, 2009
More from Urban Dictionary

Overstand 

Share definition Flag
To understand a topic or statement to the highest extent.
Leroy, after being told the tenth time by his sister, did overstand her idea of robbing the 7-11.
Overstand by Elf Eater March 23, 2003
Word of the Day on August 20, 2026

minimap 

Share definition Flag
A map that mostly tells you where everything is
Friend 1: Follow me there is a player nearby
Friend 2: How do you know?
Friend 1: Minimap
minimap by LeWord January 13, 2015
Word of the Day on August 19, 2026

Pink Cloud

Share definition Flag
12 step recovery jargon referring to someone new who talks about how great life is, now that they're sober. Usually meaning that the person is out of touch with reality.
The new guy seems pretty happy for a dude who has no job, no money and no family. He must be on a pink cloud.
Pink Cloud by toniwithaneye November 24, 2006
Word of the Day on August 18, 2026

Dotard 

Share definition Flag
An aging individual who has long lost the ability to make rational sense.
That dotard is going to get us all blown up, if he doesn't calm down .
Dotard by anonymous September 22, 2017
Word of the Day on August 17, 2026

Chancla

Share definition Flag
The deadliest weapon known to a Latin kid; a flying slipper/ flip-flop.
My mom hit me with a chancla.
Chancla by TardisBae October 31, 2014
Word of the Day on August 16, 2026

Striver 

Share definition Flag
The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
Word of the Day on August 15, 2026
Next