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uncertainty 

The state of being in which an outcome is both unknown and can not be predicted by any means.
The uncertainty of his behavior leads most people to believe that it's random.
uncertainty by 3gghead September 10, 2013
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Uncertainty 

the state of being uncertain.
something that is uncertain or that causes one to feel uncertain.
"have we discussed doing counseling before the wedding?"
"Ian’s trying to say I shouldn’t pay my fiancés bills. Do you agree with that?"
-Uncertainty
Uncertainty by somedaysomehow October 27, 2023

uncertainty principle 

1. States the position and momentum of a particle cannot be simultaneously measured with arbitrarily high precision. This is a crucial concept that is a part of quantum mechanics

2. The modern-day version states to never judge a girl's looks from a distance greater than or equal to 50 feet.
The uncertainty principle seems very straightforward.

Man, I was drunk last night at the party and the uncertainty principle totally slipped my mind. I swore he looked like a girl.
uncertainty principle by PVD October 5, 2004

Uncertainty Principle of Science and Epistemology

An adaptation of Heisenberg's insight that observation affects the observed, extended to science and knowledge itself: the act of studying a phenomenon inevitably changes it, and there are fundamental limits to what can be known simultaneously. The Uncertainty Principle of Science and Epistemology suggests that in studying complex systems (societies, minds, ecosystems), the very act of measurement alters the system. Moreover, there are trade-offs: the more precisely you know one aspect, the less precisely you can know another. You cannot simultaneously know the position and momentum of a particle; you cannot simultaneously know the structure and dynamics of a society; you cannot simultaneously know the content and context of a belief. Knowledge has fundamental limits—not due to poor instruments, but due to the nature of reality and the knower's inescapable role in it.
Uncertainty Principle of Science and Epistemology "Study a society, and it changes because it's being studied. Measure a mind, and it's altered by the measurement. Uncertainty Principle for Science says: there are limits to knowing, not because we're bad at it, but because knowing changes things. The more precisely you track a variable, the more others blur. Science isn't broken; it's just uncertain—and uncertainty isn't failure, it's physics."

The Big Time Rush Uncertainty Principle 

That feeling of dread one gets when they are fearful of leaving their house because Big Time Rush will be having a live concert in their front yard.
Guy: Do you want to go out later?
Girl: No, I can't leave my house because of the Big Time Rush Uncertainty Principle.

eye contact uncertainty 

what happens when you are not sure if someone is making, or is trying to make eye contact with you. generally occurs in crowded places over a distance.
is that hot guy way over there smiling at me? i am plagued with eye contact uncertainty.. D:

Hiding Bug Uncertainty Principle

This law of nature states that if you see a gross bug in your room and it crawls out of sight, it could be anywhere in the room. It follows that there is a significant possibility it could be about to crawl onto you, and this fact will eventually freak you out.

Borrowed from the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, which states that both the position and momentum of an electron cannot be known.
I just saw a spider go behind the desk, and by the Hiding Bug Uncertainty Principle it could come out of nowhere and crawl on me at any moment.
More from Urban Dictionary
(Ewokese) Freedom!
And dying in yo' bed many years from now, would ya be willing ta trade all da days from dis here day ta dat fo' one chance, just one chance, ta come back here as young men an' tell our enemies dat dey may take our lives but dey will never take our freedom ... YUB NUB!
yub nub by rotjrem November 4, 2010
Word of the Day on September 4, 2026
1. Meaning nasty, sexy, filthy. Popularized by Christina Aguilera.

2. Used usally as a close friend in hip-hop slang.
1. Wanna get dirrty
It's about time that I came to start the party Sweat drippin' over my body
Dancin' gettin' just a little naughty

2. Sup Dirrty? Haven't seen you in a while.
dirrty by Minty November 30, 2003
Word of the Day on September 3, 2026

Coyote Ugly

1. Place

The Bar came before the movie. It is an awesome bar where the girls know how to party and make you feel okay about giving up your money, drawers, bras, and dignity.

2. Movie

A story about a Jersey girl following her dreams, aided by working at this bar in New York.

3. Situation/Person/Decision

See other definitions - waking up next to someone so ugly you'd rather chew your arm off than wake them up.
1. Yo, Coyote Ugly is my favorite bar! I got whipped, stripped, drunk, and danced on the bar all before 7 o'clock!

2. Hey did you see Coyote Ugly? It actually has a plot!

3. Ugg I woke up to Coyote Ugly this morning!
Coyote Ugly by jerseycountry March 8, 2009
Word of the Day on September 2, 2026

Literally 1984 

Used in response for when someone promotes/advocates an event or idea that is perceived to support "too much" authority and/or government control.

Often used jokingly as a over-exaggeration in political talk.

Can also be used in response to a ban or mute in a forum site or online chat.
Steve: I think that the government should regulate businesses more
Bob: Literally 1984!

--User1 has been permantly banned--
User2: You cant ban my friend like that! Literally 1984!
Literally 1984 by ke1 July 7, 2021
Word of the Day on September 1, 2026

Back when I lived in upstate new york 

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
Word of the Day on August 31, 2026
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