Restarts 

Term used to describe a low skill IT support professional that doesn’t actually know how to fix device issues so just restarts the machine knowing it resets everything and at least works around the problem. ‘Restarts’ are typically low motivation, neurotic individuals, yet over their career amazingly can weasel their way to senior technology leadership positions (typically in academia).

Student 1: Hey buddy, you struggling with that pc again? why don’t you call support?

Student 2: Yeah, it’s hanging and crashing a lot, but you know they’ll just send one of their Restarts to look at it. Waste of time!

Student 3: hey, I heard they just promoted ‘the’ original Restart to Head of Technology now - can you believe it!

Student 1: oh what! come on, how? He couldn’t even fix a printer paper jam once…he got his balls caught in the output tray and split his scrotum.

Restarts by CrubClub May 17, 2023

magic restart 

(v) The action of restarting of any dysfunctional electronic device, process or application in the hope that it consequently results in the inexplicable phenomenon of it operating in previous flawless functionality.

"The Internet is down. Let me magic restart the router."
"I think I need to perform a magic restart on my browser"
"After magic restarting everything worked as normal"

magic restart by Off For A Pint April 17, 2013

Restarted 

A secret substitute for the “r” word. Founded from phones autocorrecting the offensive word when typed in, into “restarted”.

Lexi, why are you acting so restarted?

Restarted by Hannahbaker13 July 2, 2018

winners restart 

Video gamers who continually restart to succeed at a level, battle, or match to avoid a losing record, or to continue ones turn without passing the controller to the next gamer in line.

Dude, what the hell? It's my turn!!!

Whatever dude, that was a winners restart. I'm just about to beat this level.

winners restart by Oso D'lyshus February 26, 2008

Restart 

A common misspelling of the word retard. It can also be used ironically to mock those who cannot spell, or just for fun.

Dude stop being such a fucking restart
Are you restarted?

Restart by Thim🅱️le November 22, 2018

Restart 

A misspelling of the word "retard" that means the same thing. Also a way to censor "retard" or "retarded" in a way that is publicly accepted as "retard" is seen as somewhat offensive.

"Wow so funny I didn't mean to yell at a restart"

Restart by Mikael Montgomery July 8, 2020

holding in a restart 

Term used for when Windows asks if you want to restart now or later, and you choose later. Also fair warning when online that you might restart any minute. Its the same as holding in a shit in that eventually, you have to do it. Thus, "holding in a restart".

Bob: Ey, just to let you know I'm holding in a restart.
Steve: Gotcha.

holding in a restart by Moondoggy November 8, 2008