When one is working with any computer word-processing program, and it begins to become non-responsive and/or performs strange, unexplained functions, often resulting in the computer freezing and/or loss of the entire document.
The term is derived from the skateboarding vernacular term "speed wobbles," which is when a skateboard begins to tightly swerve uncontrollably from left to right due to excessive speed.
The term is derived from the skateboarding vernacular term "speed wobbles," which is when a skateboard begins to tightly swerve uncontrollably from left to right due to excessive speed.
Man, I spent two hours typing my report for Literature class and I got the word wobbles just before the screen went blank.
by Marcus Solomon November 9, 2007