alt-tab 

The two miracle keys that can mean the difference between safety or a detention

'Dan! The teacher's coming! You better alt-tab your meme collection!'

alt-tab by unicorn-san September 4, 2017

alt-tab 

The act of using the ALT+TAB keys to jump from application to application (Or document to document), or in the workplace, using those keys to hide the website of non working nature to go back to an open document looking like you're doing real work.

I hate that I can't alt-tab between Visio documents.

When Art heard the boss's footsteps, he quickly alt-tabbed to a spreadsheet, hiding the streaming pr0n he had been lookin at.

alt-tab by Leif June 10, 2006

Alt-Tab 

To overtly change the subject of a conversation.

I'm going to Alt-Tab us right now back over to what we were talking about previously: Brown Chicken, Brown Cow

Alt-Tab by ne0g0 July 24, 2009

Alt-Tab 

When you're watching gay furry porn and your dad walks in.

Person 1: Why do you have bruises all over your body?

Person 2: I didn't Alt-Tab in time.

Alt-Tab by IEatNukes April 7, 2024

Alt-tab

To be in a voice or text chat but mentally in another window, focused on a game, video, or other app instead of the conversation, often used as an excuse meaning “I wasn’t listening, I’m switched to something else.”

A: Dude, did you catch that?
B: Sorry, I’m alt-tabbed, say it again?

Alt-tab by Selen_Sazanov November 17, 2025

Alt Tab Warrior

Someone who constantly switches windows when someone coming into the room while their watching something they shouldn't

"I was watching some sweet porn the other day, to bad I had to keep pressing alt tab because my mom was cleaning my room"

"You are a true alt tab warrior"

Alt Tab Warrior by DefinitionsTheGreat April 12, 2017

ALT + Tab 

Alt + Tab is a combination to switch tabs on most PCs, making it an easy way to fool teachers and other people into thinking you're doing what you're supposed to be doing.

Person 1: Holy shit, moms coming!
Person 2: I better ALT + Tab to my homework before she catches me...

ALT + Tab by xX_MLG-SL4YER-OF-WEED_Xx July 7, 2016