A phrase or verbal cue intended to solicit attention or further inquiry from an uninvolved third party.
James looked down at his phone and said "wow, that's so cool", hoping that others around him would rush to his side begging for details.
He always uses verbal clickbait to try to start conversations.
He always uses verbal clickbait to try to start conversations.
by Brian SJ February 22, 2016
When someone calls your name, and you turn your head rapidly to respond, but they were actually talking to someone else.
VERBAL WHIPLASH: Say your name is "Gaylord". You're walking down the street and you hear someone say "Gaylord". You react as though they are talking to you, but they are actually talking to their friend, Gaylord.
by invicta9110 July 6, 2011
by GeetaMyFeeta June 13, 2022
A verbal driveby is when someone or something suddenly out of no where scares or shocks you trough saying or screaming something. A verbal driveby is unexpected and fast, the victim does not expect to get a verbal driveby.
I was trying to clutch a 1v3 in CS:GO when a teammate randomly did a verbal driveby by screaming into the mic.
by Taiga95 November 8, 2021
The 45th President of the United States is a verbal diarrheaist for his gaslighting and manipulation speeches.
by Creativelingo January 18, 2021
when you're not supposed to say something about someone or something in particular in front of certain people and you just happen to have an emotional slip of your tongue.
My dad made me mad and I said lots of things I'll regret for my entire life. I had a verbal diarreha
by G2160 March 8, 2016
1) the attempt to say something new or exciting and then screwing it up, causing other people to laugh, sneer, clown, or insult the speaker.
God, I love it when Presidents, politicans, pop stars and other celebrities attempt verbal experiments. I gives all of us a new reason to mock them.
by Ethereal Mercenary October 25, 2010