nominal 

Usually used by SpaceX. Like 20 times per rocket launch.

Means phenomenal

- And as we say in SpaceX, everything is going nominal ( perfect )

nominal by bykocabas May 15, 2016

nominal 

synonymous with "phenomenal to nom" but takes three less syllables to say...

...giving you three more syllables' worth of nomming time.

1) dude, is nutella any good?

are you fucking kidding me, nutella is NOMINAL

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2) halloween = abominable
thanksgiving = nominal

nominal by Jinkonom January 22, 2010

nominal 

A person that constantly rages or loses their temper despite having an equal flaw.

You're being such a nominal right now.

nominal by ACupOfJoey101 July 4, 2019

nominal 

what HP tech support says everytime you call them with a problem

"my speakers wont work"
"OK, this is a very common problem, and it's going to have a <B>nominal</B> in order to fix"

nominal by J Dizzle fo shizzle89 December 16, 2008

Nominal Kitten 

A nominal kitten is a very awesome and perfect space loving feline. In particular a orange tabby who is over the moon cute.

Have you met Orion? He’s so orange and such Nominal kitten.

Orion is so orange and so nominal!

Orion loves SpaceX because he’s such a nominal kitten.

Nominal Kitten by SCE To AUX Jenni October 4, 2020

nominal embrace 

Refers to a merely “in name only” type of hug that you give someone whom you do not actually have romantic/affectionate feelings toward, but are just “going through the motions” to be polite/agreeable.

There are various reasons why one might administer a nominal embrace; the most common situations might be (A) you are giving the other person a proxy hug as a favor for someone else, or (B) you are at a party, wedding, or other social gathering where “everyone is doing it” --- i.e., giving a hug --- to one or more “special” attendees, such as the hostess, "birthday boy/girl", the newlyweds, etc., or (C) the huggee is either mentally challenged and thus craves “cuddly attention” from everyone around him, or he is presently going through a rough time in his life, and thus he needs all the emotional support he can get.

nominal embrace by QuacksO August 24, 2018

off-nominal insertion 

When something doesn't go where all the players involved think it is going to go. Equally applicable when talking about putting spacecraft in orbit as it is when PIV aim gets a little off and ends up in surprise buttsecks.

You're aiming a little low there, big fella, going to end up with an off-nominal insertion if you poke any harder!

off-nominal insertion by PurplePirate December 20, 2019