This term refers to the misinterpretations, misread emotions, inaccurate texter to textee translations, and overall miscommunications that result from the limitations of conversations via texting.
"I was telling her how much fun I had last night, but she thought I was being sarcastic. She totally misread what I was texting. Must have been the textual ambiguity."
Script Example:
Her- "like omg I had so much fun with u last night :) Did u like the play?"
Him - "yeh it was great"
Her - "are you sure? I know u wanted to go to the game with your friends..."
Him - "no its ok, I had fun with u"
Her - "It doesn't seem like u had fun."
Him - "why do u say that?"
Her - "You just don't sound like u had fun."
Him -"what? how? I literally said the play was great and that I had fun with you"
Her - "yeah but I can tell u didn't mean it"
Him - "yes I did, what are u talkin about?"
Her - "See and now ur annoyed."
Him - "NO I'M NOT!"
Her - "Don't yell at me! Next time u can go to the stupid game and I'll go to the play alone."
Him - .... (dafuq?)
Script Example:
Her- "like omg I had so much fun with u last night :) Did u like the play?"
Him - "yeh it was great"
Her - "are you sure? I know u wanted to go to the game with your friends..."
Him - "no its ok, I had fun with u"
Her - "It doesn't seem like u had fun."
Him - "why do u say that?"
Her - "You just don't sound like u had fun."
Him -"what? how? I literally said the play was great and that I had fun with you"
Her - "yeah but I can tell u didn't mean it"
Him - "yes I did, what are u talkin about?"
Her - "See and now ur annoyed."
Him - "NO I'M NOT!"
Her - "Don't yell at me! Next time u can go to the stupid game and I'll go to the play alone."
Him - .... (dafuq?)
by Jeff Strau March 28, 2015
lack of clarity in ethical decision-making. that is, when an issue, situation, or question has moral dimensions or implications, but the decidedly "moral" action to take is unclear, either due to conflicting principles, ethical systems, or situational perspectives.
by belizefan September 23, 2009
The site, "https://sites.google.com/site/thisisntnotasite/clear-ambiguity" gives an incredibly good definition of clear ambiguity in a way that is clearly ambiguous.
by Confused Confuser September 24, 2011
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by Kay_ieee June 4, 2005
In any scenario where spooning involves three or more people, the person(s) in the middle who are neither big spoon nor little spoon, but rather some ambiguous undefinable spoontastic middle ground.
by my dog has no nose April 11, 2008
The definition is simple. It applies to a person that looks both male and female, in other words u cant tell which they are. It most commonly occurs when someone is wearing clothing that would be suitable for both males and females, but it is not restricted to this.
Troy went out to collect his mail from the post box, only to have something out of the ordinary happen. A person of unknown gender strolled past, whistling a happy tune. Troy stood dumb-founded. This is an example of gender ambiguity.
by Bazza78 October 7, 2006