thedra

Thedra is something that is very fake and pretends to be something that they are not.

I would never want to be a thedra I love being my true self.

by TheGMOoneyYy February 4, 2022

Theranos

A defunct health care corporation invented by Elizabeth Holmes that was once considered revolutionary in conducting blood tests that required only a finger-prick but there was one big problem; it was too good to be true. It was a big sham. The technology was worthless (engineers with their PhD's couldn't get the blood testing equipment to work), the tests were highly inaccurate (one example; a patient complained about ringing in her ears, Theranos test said she was at risk of having a stroke, her doctor thought something seemed off, gave her a real blood test and it turned out the symptoms were just the result of insomnia!), investors were mislead despite a boatload of red flags (Theranos never demonstrated the technology and showed them the labs. Investors just liked the cool idea of a test requiring just a drop of blood), the company was tyrannical chaos and mistreated their employees pretty harshly, etc.

Holmes and her equally scummy partner/sugar daddy Sunny Balwani have been indicted for wire fraud. Just read the book "Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup" by John Carreryrou if you want to get the full details. A must-read.

I'm just glad I never got sick and relied on a Theranos blood test. I might have died!

by Soul_Driver January 18, 2019

tedraj

pleasanty plump furry animal that can be seen in just about any trailer park in america.

I saw a tedraj on my trailcam... ya der aye

by benlar November 30, 2011

Therac-25

1. a complete failure of epic proportions, especially in medical and programming situations.

2. The Therac-25 was a machine made by the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited to treat cancer patients with radiation. 6 people were reported to have received massive overdoses of radiation due in large part to bad software design and poor testing. People died because of it. It is used as an example of why a programmer needs to thoroughly test a program before releasing it for use.

1. Michael Jackson's doctor is a classic example of Therac-25-- he fucked up so badly MJ died!

2. The Therac-25 was made by Canadian uber-n00bs.

by encycl07pedia1 July 7, 2010

#thedress

A stupid experiment where people try, and fail, to name colors of a dress.

Person 1: Hey what do you think about #thedress?
Person 2: It's blue and black!
Person 3: No, it's white and gold!
Me: Who gives a crap?

by whatever20808 March 2, 2015

Thegradcafe.com

Where grad school applicants go to get their anxiety levels up about admission decisions. You will also find a lot of talented humble brags here with admittedly stellar albeit possible embellished credentials.

John: I applied to Harvard, MIT, and Carnegie Mellon
Mike: Yo, MIT sent out notifications already. A friend of mine got accepted to the Advanced Abstract Theoretical Physic PhD program there
John: What friend?
Mike: An online friend from thegradcafe.com who posted his admission decision on thegradcafe.com

by bashorunGaa October 14, 2016

Theragony

Deep tissue massage getting right into the sore point... hurts so good

Man... that therapist got straight to it and worked that tight spot in my glutes... it was theragony! I feel much looser through my hips now.

by Sossburger June 29, 2018