A reference to to people who pretend they're Alex Trebek, host of Jeopardy, but are actually total retards. Synonymous with dumbass and dumb-ass but generally reserved for nerds pretending to be authorities on particular topics.
by JerseyRocks January 9, 2009
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Larry moved to California full of ambition amd degrees but ended up in love with the sound of his own voice cracking wise, silly games, pal'd around with lazy dumbalecks until forgot he was there to build a career.
by JessicaWalters April 9, 2021
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When a person low-key flexes/shows off about something but attempts to play dumb by disguising it with something totally mundane and unrelated to the thing that they secretly want to show off.
Example: when a girl posts a photo on Instagram with her hand on the steering wheel of her car with the caption "a bee bit my finger, ouch", yet her intention is to show you the Mercedes Benz star on the steering to show what whip she's driving.
Example: when a girl posts a photo on Instagram with her hand on the steering wheel of her car with the caption "a bee bit my finger, ouch", yet her intention is to show you the Mercedes Benz star on the steering to show what whip she's driving.
Jerome: I discovered the news of Sarah and Tom's engagement after returning back from Mauritius because i was completely off-grid over there. Congratulations guys. (Sips tea)
Chad: Hey Dexter come get your boy. He over here dumbflexing like he never veen on a plane before.
Dexter: Yeah, he's acting dumb about it too like we dont know he's really tryna tell folks he had a vacation in Mauritius
Chad: Hey Dexter come get your boy. He over here dumbflexing like he never veen on a plane before.
Dexter: Yeah, he's acting dumb about it too like we dont know he's really tryna tell folks he had a vacation in Mauritius
by Artiebold March 22, 2021
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1. The unnecessary complication of processes, solutions, or systems where simpler alternatives would suffice, often used to exaggerate the difficulty of a problem.
2. The practice of introducing complexity to a task or problem, making it appear more elaborate or challenging than it truly is, usually to justify excessive efforts or resources.
1. The unnecessary complication of processes, solutions, or systems where simpler alternatives would suffice, often used to exaggerate the difficulty of a problem.
2. The practice of introducing complexity to a task or problem, making it appear more elaborate or challenging than it truly is, usually to justify excessive efforts or resources.
- To impress the board, the project team embraced dumbplexity, weaving a web of complex algorithms for tasks that required straightforward solutions.
- Charles introduced a software design for review that was full of dumbplexity, missing the simple ways the problem could be solved with available services in order to just use new technologies that make the platform bloated and unnecessarily complicated.
- Charles introduced a software design for review that was full of dumbplexity, missing the simple ways the problem could be solved with available services in order to just use new technologies that make the platform bloated and unnecessarily complicated.
by Doctxr82 April 16, 2024
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- verb (used with object): To make something unnecessarily complex; to complicate a simple task or problem intentionally.
- noun: An instance of unnecessary or exaggerated complexity.
- verb (used with object): To make something unnecessarily complex; to complicate a simple task or problem intentionally.
- noun: An instance of unnecessary or exaggerated complexity.
Noun: The software update was a classic dumbplex, adding layers of confusing navigation that frustrated users.
Verb: They dumbplexed the procedure with multiple approvals for what should have been an automatic process.
Verb: They dumbplexed the procedure with multiple approvals for what should have been an automatic process.
by Doctxr82 April 16, 2024
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