The misguided act of manipulating, or attempting to manipulate, Yahoo Answers in order to complete homework, or other educational assignments, with the absolute bare minimum of effort
A: "I'm deeply concerned that your son resorted to yanswering his last assignment."
B: "Outrageous accusation! Do you have any proof of this?"
A: "He scored 7% ...and didn’t even bother to edit out the other users' names."
B: "Outrageous accusation! Do you have any proof of this?"
A: "He scored 7% ...and didn’t even bother to edit out the other users' names."
by nunpatrol August 8, 2009
Get the Yanswering mug.To act in service to a higher i.e. more noble cause, a greater good. Often indicating an action undertaken at the behest of a Higher Power, such as a supreme being or deity, or some conception of justice and the morally right; motivation for personal growth and/or individual sacrifice for the greater good.
The lawyer quit her lucrative position as a private defense attorney and instead became a low paid public defender because she was answering a higher calling.
by Nacho Momma May 4, 2015
Get the answering a higher calling mug.My wife and I can't come to the phone right now, but if you'll leave your name and number, we'll get back to you as soon as we're finished.
by Rederickfay October 26, 2004
Get the Answering Machine mug.You call it a "Janswer" when a person reacts with simple phrases with "I know" or "Thats not even possible" to a joke or a rhetorical question. Janswering is a simple way to piss off your friends and other people around you.
Janswering is often used to skip a conversation. A person which wants to skip your intput and start a new conversation theme would often use a janswer and instantly start a new theme.
Janswering is often used to skip a conversation. A person which wants to skip your intput and start a new conversation theme would often use a janswer and instantly start a new theme.
Janswer/Janswering:
An example for janswering ist this simple case:
p1: "did u hear of the flying horses?"
p2: "yes" ...starts his own conversation
An example for janswering ist this simple case:
p1: "did u hear of the flying horses?"
p2: "yes" ...starts his own conversation
by Gianluggy July 4, 2021
Get the Janswer/Janswering mug.When a good friend calls and you answer the phone like-
A) you speak a foreign language, or broken english, or
B) Like you've never heard the name of the person before.
Either way it makes the person suspect they have a wrong number, and it's funny as hell. Sort of like a prank call, just by the receiver.
A) you speak a foreign language, or broken english, or
B) Like you've never heard the name of the person before.
Either way it makes the person suspect they have a wrong number, and it's funny as hell. Sort of like a prank call, just by the receiver.
Noon...
John dials the number....
RING
RING
Perry: hehehe
*answers*
Perry: Herro, this is panda moon!
John: umm... uh... I think I have a wrong number!
Perry: I'm just fucking around! I was prank answering you!
John dials the number....
RING
RING
Perry: hehehe
*answers*
Perry: Herro, this is panda moon!
John: umm... uh... I think I have a wrong number!
Perry: I'm just fucking around! I was prank answering you!
by Dondrummondsorta January 16, 2011
Get the Prank Answering mug.by Jesse Sherburne December 29, 2008
Get the answering the phone mug.A George Costanza Answering Machine is when you record a ridiculous greeting people hear when they call your answering machine. It comes from an episode of "Seinfeld" where George's greeting is himself singing a song off key to avoid talking to his girlfriend.
by VFL98 August 26, 2014
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