pertussive 

Having a lingering strong cough that persists for weeks following a cold.

I had a cold 4 weeks ago but I am still mildly pertussive.

pertussive by DrDeeJ May 21, 2011

Percussive Universal Soundwave 

A repetitious, unexplainable high frequency radio wave transmission received by earth from an unknown source/location within and/or outside our galaxy.

{From 1962 through 2016, 11 Interstellar Radio Mesessage projects (IRMPs) transmitted 50+ messages out across the universe from earth. In 1996, a unique happenstance occured when the convergence of sound wave files during a studio recording session for the band Vibe 45, revealed an anomaly in the form of a high frequency sound wave blip registering at an astonishing 180k Hz (detectable only by the Alosa Saspidissima aka the American Shad) through a customized Crappatoe transducer equipped with a panoramic floppycack jacker. The evidence file was shared with Dr. Chris Culvitude of Copenhagen for a forensic analysis. Dr. Culvitude disaggregated the wave structure using a four dimensional, parabolic floppycack translator and the results were astonishing. The blip unveiled irrefutable evidence of a Percussive Universal Soundwave, or P.U.S., which surreptitiously, included a complex linguistic code, patterned to form the following words: "We Want The Funk", an extraterrestrial response conveying Alien displeasure related to the 50+ boring messages sent, and a plea to the band members of Vibe 45 to send them some ball knocking, Parliament style grooves in the next transmission. Dr. Culvitude mysteriously disappeared in 2001 and his sound popping theory showcasing P.U.S. was never formally published.

1. Scientists recently detected a Percussive Universal Soundwave from an unknown source in the universe.

2. {Dr. Culvitude shows his floppycack package to D Dog of Vibe 45 and explains} "D Dog, you are not going to believe this. The blip is a Percussive Universal Soundwave, and, when I decrypted the pattern into language, you can actually hear alien voices chanting "We Want the Funk!!"

Percussive Universal Soundwave by Charitable Disguise January 8, 2020

percussive junkie 

A person you makes sounds to correspond to the percussion in recordings like Fever Ray Take It to the Streets

Hey, have you heard that guy over at the end of the bar, he sounds like he's the drummer.

Yeah, I know him he's a percussive junkie

percussive junkie by supersize_my_fries July 26, 2010

Percussive Maintenance 

The fine art of bludgeoning an electronic device in order to encourage it to work properly. Vigorous usage of this technique often renders said device permanently nonfunctional.

My goddamned monitor was flickering until I used some percussive maintenance; now it's totally dead and Help Desk is bringing me a new one.

Percussive Maintenance by naz_ghul March 14, 2003

Percussive Maintenance 

The instance of hitting an electronic device in blind rage in order to restore normal functionality, often resulting in more damage the device (and in some cases the user as well).

Would you stop trying Percussive Maintenance and buy a new remote already?!

Percussive Maintenance by njie April 26, 2016

percussive tuning 

A comedic pseudonym, typically within engineering circles, for using brute force approach (typically a using hammer, see fine adjustment device) for solving a problem.

I used percussive tuning to fix the engine's timing problem.

percussive tuning by hashaday February 6, 2009

Percussive Maintenance 

The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work again.

The server's down...nothing a little percussive maintenance can't fix...

Percussive Maintenance by Zak May 29, 2003