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A polite way of telling someone you haven't heard a word they said. Commonly used on long conference calls, when the speaker is monotonous, boring, or couldn't make a point of one were drawn for them.
Joe: "Blah, blah corporate office blah, blah, leverage proactively blah, blah human capital and grade-A synergy, blah, blah. Do you agree, Jim?"
Jim: "I'm sorry, Joe, I was multitasking, can you repeat that?"
Jim: "I'm sorry, Joe, I was multitasking, can you repeat that?"
by workinglate March 08, 2005
Jul 17 Word of the Day
A Bloomer is someone with a bright outlook on life who is optimistic in nature. Bloomer's frolic in every opportunity to be happy and try to make the most out of life. The opposite of a Bloomer is a Doomer. The term Bloomer originated specifically as a counter to the Doomer on sites especially like 4Chan.
by Le Cringe February 27, 2019
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Juggling far too many tasks at the same time, half of which are light years away from your job description, because your boss is too much of a tight-arse to recruit properly, despite picking up a certain percentage of his salary precisely for recruiting and managing his own personnel.
The boss had me multi-tasking on PR, corporate relations, synergy management and copy-pasting all at once!
by Synergies January 28, 2011
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A nice way to say that you're doing many different things at the same time. And since no one can divide by 0, that means you're doing many different things half-assed.
Joe thought that he would multitask by doing his physics homework during his math class. His multitasking, however, got him a detention and a failed homework grade instead.
by Joe Sabs February 12, 2007
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1)Surfing the internet while carrying on an instant message conversaation.
2)Carrying on multiple instant message converations at the same time. Beware of typing something relevant to the wrong conversation.
2)Carrying on multiple instant message converations at the same time. Beware of typing something relevant to the wrong conversation.
1)While I chatted with my girlfriend on AIM, I looked up multitasking on Urban Dictionary.
2) person: ...and then my brother was eaten alive by emus.
Me: Yeah, dude, that's hilarious!
person: What the hell!? How is that funny, you sick f***!?
Me: Sorry, I was multitasking. A guy in another AIM conversation told me a joke.
2) person: ...and then my brother was eaten alive by emus.
Me: Yeah, dude, that's hilarious!
person: What the hell!? How is that funny, you sick f***!?
Me: Sorry, I was multitasking. A guy in another AIM conversation told me a joke.
by TubaGuitarMan February 12, 2007
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When a female or male is "courting" two or more partners at the same time. It's basically a more polite way to call a person a slut or comment on lack of character. Referred to especially when said person "multitasker" has a current relationship with someone else. Multitasking is considered the gateway to cheating and can also be considered cheating.
Tom: Wow, Susan has a boyfriend, yet she's talking to two other dudes.
Will: Damn, she's multitasking like that?
Tom: Yea man, she's straight windows 7..
Will: Damn, she's multitasking like that?
Tom: Yea man, she's straight windows 7..
by Cags Mahoney November 22, 2009