A lunatic about semantics. A person who cannot see the point of a statement, because the terminology is outside their usual idiom.
The team missed a date on the schedule, because a semanatic didn’t realize that the release milestone was really a hard deadline.
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"Stanatic" is a term applied to fans of Canadian-American actress Stana Katic who currently stars on ABC's hit drama "Castle". The term combines Stana's name with the word 'fanatic', and means just that: a Stana Katic Fanatic. It was coined by 'BostonScientist' and distributed by 'Lilmac' in response to "Browncoats"--Nathan Fillion's fans--in order to help identify Stana Katic fans who are abreast of her interviews; television, film, and stage projects; participation in charitable events; and other artistic endeavours.
The Browncoats can have Nathan Fillion, I'm a Stanatic.
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Get the Stanatic mug.A hardcore Shahid Kapoor Fan. Shahid is a very Popular Indian Actor. His fans have made special lingo that is deicated to him. like amazing is Shamazing, etc etc
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Get the Shanatic mug.When people argue about the definition or meaning of a word. This usually starts in the middle of an argument and distracts from the main topic of the argument. Whether done intentionally or not depends on the people arguing.
When an argument deteriorates and its focus becomes one about word definitions rather than the main topic, a person will usually say "Oh, now we're just arguing semantics". Usually by this point, the arguement has become a waste of time because it has morphed into a bunch of bickering about irrelevant, unimportant details rather than the original main point.
If someone accuses you of arguing semantics, they're usually accusing you of intentionally avoiding the topic. In this case, the person may or may not be misusing the phrase in order to do so. If you're not actually arguing about word definitions, then they should accuse you of being nit-picky instead (as that would be more accurate) but to explain it to this degree becomes a bit nit-picky in and of itself and so for obvious reasons, this is the end.
When an argument deteriorates and its focus becomes one about word definitions rather than the main topic, a person will usually say "Oh, now we're just arguing semantics". Usually by this point, the arguement has become a waste of time because it has morphed into a bunch of bickering about irrelevant, unimportant details rather than the original main point.
If someone accuses you of arguing semantics, they're usually accusing you of intentionally avoiding the topic. In this case, the person may or may not be misusing the phrase in order to do so. If you're not actually arguing about word definitions, then they should accuse you of being nit-picky instead (as that would be more accurate) but to explain it to this degree becomes a bit nit-picky in and of itself and so for obvious reasons, this is the end.
Jenny: Hey Tommy, did you do your homework?
Tommy: I would never do my homework.
Jenny: What do you mean? You always do your homework!
Tommy: No, I would never "do" my homework - that would be gross. But if you want to know if I completed my homework...
Jenny: Oh, please. Spare me. Now you're just arguing semantics.
Tommy: I would never do my homework.
Jenny: What do you mean? You always do your homework!
Tommy: No, I would never "do" my homework - that would be gross. But if you want to know if I completed my homework...
Jenny: Oh, please. Spare me. Now you're just arguing semantics.
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Get the arguing semantics mug.1. (skå-man-tíks) n. A combination of the words semantics and schematics. Commonly mispronounced during times of heated arguments over simple topics.
Brad: No Matt, you did not pay rent last month either.
Matt: Brad, I am not going to argue skemantics with you.
Brad: ......
David: ......
Matt: Brad, I am not going to argue skemantics with you.
Brad: ......
David: ......
by DY87 September 22, 2010
Get the Skemantics mug.(eng. semantics) When you open html element and close it with different tag. Etc. <h5></h4>
Also using div element too much will make for a good semantika on your website.
Code editor might underline your semantika but just ignore it or turn off this "feature"
Also using div element too much will make for a good semantika on your website.
Code editor might underline your semantika but just ignore it or turn off this "feature"
P1: Kamo to čo tam použivaš section, aside, header, footer elementy som to v živote nevidel. (Dude why u are using section aside header footer elements I have never seen them)
P2: Hej no to je na kokot semantika, prepiš to na div. (You right, that semantika is fucked up, just replace it with div)
P2: Hej no to je na kokot semantika, prepiš to na div. (You right, that semantika is fucked up, just replace it with div)
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