A heavyliquid (CHCl3) which, when vapors are inhaled, causes strong anesthetic effects. Thought to be carcinogenic, toxic to the heart and liver. Abuse can cause sudden death.
Chloroform is chemically called Trichloro methane. It is carcinogenic if inhaled in excessive amounts and hence is not widely used on humans. It is used as an anesthetic mainly in pharma laboratories on mice.
Similar to a 'Simba' where you humiliate your bedroom company by intentionally (or mockingly) jamming a tissue full of wonder glue into their face and squeal in a high pitched or sing-song voice 'CHLOROFORM'!!
Note: not everyone finds this as funny as I do.
Jenny pounced onto Jim with a tissue full of his jizz, jammed it into his face and yelled 'Chloroform' and that was when Jim realised Jenny was a keeper.
Relating to software:
Encapsulating a chunk of malfunctioning code in a try-catchblock for the purposes of disregarding the exceptions that are thrown. Used primarily to 'silence' exceptions.
We'll chloroform the bad code and deal with it later.
I had to cholroform the code to get it to work.
Exceptions were being thrown left, right, and center. Chloroform did the trick.
A sexual game in which a man takes a woman from behind, so as she cannot see him. The man ejaculates into a handkerchief and then shoves it into the face of the unknowing woman, covering her nose and mouth as if chloroforming her.