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Watching Paint Dry 

Internet slang for staring at your download progress bar or watching download speeds fluctuate.
Man sits there slumped over staring at a computer screen watching each file segment's progress on utorrent hoping somehow his DVD rip of the Dark Knight from aXXo will download faster because he's willing it to happen.

Friend walks in and asks. "looking at porn??"

Man replies "no, just watching paint dry"

Friend says "really should be looking at porn."
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watching paint dry 

In basketball, the slowness of a defender near the basket, getting beat by a fast-moving player who scores. The paint is the center[ [lane from the foul line to the basket.
Number 27 was watching paint dry on that drive to the hoop.

Watching paint dry 

I didn’t do much today, i was watching paint dry.
Watching paint dry by Kopthis October 3, 2019

like watching paint dry

It is very boring
It is like watching paint dry, it was so boring
well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!
Them future folk took ouare jerbs!
jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005
Word of the Day on May 22, 2026
An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)
"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."
Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020
Word of the Day on May 21, 2026

sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility
I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.
sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019
Word of the Day on May 20, 2026