Bike sheds

Where kids go to smoke during break at school.

Let's go havva ciggie at break, meet you behind the bike sheds.

by Chcvjvgccc January 26, 2011

bike shedding

Another name for Parkinson's Law of Triviality. It's when an individual or group fixates on discussing trivial issues or ones way outside their area of expertise because the pressing issues they actually need to resolve are too hard for them to constructively engage with.

You know you're the victim of bike shedding when a colleague wants to call a meeting to discuss his face-palmingly idiotic suggestions for your project while deliberately ignoring critical problems of their own that they don't know how to fix or get started with.

Developer: The CEO wants to be involved in the website redesign
Marketing: And the COO too. Pure bike shedding.

by jetpants May 1, 2019

behind the bike shed

A place where things go down. Usually either blow jobs or smoking

Did you hear Jack got blown behind the bike shed

by ysrdi April 21, 2022

bikeshed

Bikeshed refers to topics which have never recieved concensus and are likely to generate side-discussions and flames unless all participants are well-read on all the past history. It stems from the idea that big changes (like the building of a power plant) go through quickly, since everyone assumes that someone else has checked it out, while simple changes (like building a bikeshed) often get mired in bureaucracy, since everyone has an opinion on it.

Tom posted a bikeshed topic to the mailing list and awoke to 11,358 messages in his inbox.

by Andy Greenwood January 4, 2007

bikeshedding

Technical disputes over minor, marginal issues conducted while more serious ones are being overlooked. The implied image is of people arguing over what color to paint the bicycle shed while the house is not finished. (jargon file)

I'm not pointing fingers as I get sucked into those discussions just like everyone else, but the bikeshedding-to-action ratio is fabulously high.

by Eann September 18, 2006

BIKESHED BOY

Someone who has an awkward relationship with their girlfriend, they often resolve to planned visits behind a hidden place for a simple peck on the cheek

That kid over there is a bikeshed boy

by Therandomguyish March 15, 2017

bikeshedding

A point when a meeting or discussion ceases to focus on the primary topic at hand, to focus on more trivial concepts.

"So we're confident the use of a heavy water moderator will totally reduce void risk, especially when pumped horizontally through the core. Thoughts?"
"Uh yeah, are we gonna paint the bike shed purple?"
"I think blue is more harmonious."
"No, its should be yellow."
"FOR FUCKS SAKE GUYS STOP WITH THE LITERAL BIKESHEDDING!"

by Somebody, but not Nobody May 2, 2021