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."

Watching Paint Dry by LashedOut2k March 26, 2009

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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 by yes juanito yes March 17, 2015

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Watching paint dry

Used to describe Manchester United.

I didn’t do much today, i was watching paint dry.

Watching paint dry by Kopthis October 3, 2019

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like watching paint dry

It is very boring

It is like watching paint dry, it was so boring

like watching paint dry by VitorCarmona January 11, 2018

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Hate Sink

A person you hate intensely not because they deserve such hatred but because they serve as a focus for your general hatred. A healthy way to dispense with excess animosity.

Jake's not really that big an asshole. He just serves as my hate sink.

Hate Sink by The great prophet Zarquon August 7, 2016

Word of the Day on July 26, 2026

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funiosity

The art of being peculiar, but in an amusing fashion.

"Wow, look at that dog running on three legs"
- "Yeah, that sure is a funiosity"

funiosity by Supersonic Stevie November 23, 2007

Word of the Day on July 25, 2026

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Toe Rag

A toe rag was originally a foot wrapping used, since mediaeval times up until the mid-nineteenth century, to protect the foot from chafing by boots or shoes. As these were, quite literally, rags they weren’t usually washed, and so with use they became very smelly until they were thrown away. Because of the similarity in smell, toe rag also became the name applied to dried, salted cod or other things with a strong, unpleasant, fishy smell. It didn’t take that long before the name was applied to someone who was an obnoxious, unpleasant OIC.

1 “Socks! Those aren’t socks you smelly git, they’re toe rags!”
2 “What have you been cooking? Smells like toe rag!”
3 “I can smell ‘er fanny from ‘ere, proper toe rag.”
4 That Heale Malcolm is a right toe rag.

Toe Rag by AKACroatalin November 29, 2016

Word of the Day on July 24, 2026

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