Tech Slang
This term describes a misleading preview image or headline designed to lure you into clicking a link.
What is clickbait?
In this sitcom, the fire‑drill chaos caused by one of the salesman leads to a broken ankle, a ruined copier, and a lesson in emergency preparedness.
What is The Office?
Works great, except it didn’t fix the fact that I can’t cook. Also made a loud ‘ding’ that startled my cat. Zero stars.
What is a microwave?
The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system, is located off the coast of this country.
What is Australia?
From the name of the Greek goddess of vengeance, it's a longstanding rival or enemy.
What is a nemesis?
This term describes a system that mysteriously works even though nobody knows why — and nobody wants to touch it for fear it will crumble into dust.
What is a snowflake? (Acceptable answers: house of cards, ePost)
In this mystery series, entering numbers into a computer every 108 minutes became a full‑time job for unlucky inhabitants of a bunker known simply as “the Hatch.”
What is LOST?
Bought this so I could drink water like a responsible adult. Somehow still forgot to hydrate. Defective, I guess.
What is a water bottle?
Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, is part of this mountain range.
What isThe Himalayas?
This word for a large, destructive fire is derived from the Old French “flambée,” meaning a blaze.
What is "conflagration"?
This “buffering”-inspired verb describes stalling in real life the same way a video does when your internet is slow.
What is lagging?
This medical drama’s diagnostician once solved a case by noticing a patient’s unusual reaction to a dog — a clue that led to discovering a parasite.
What is House?
Instructions said ‘fold as shown,’ but I followed every step and it still looks like a wrinkled disaster. Truly a humbling experience.
What is a fitted sheet?
This country is home to the ancient city of Machu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located high in the Andes.
What is Peru?
This word for a portable timepiece worn on the wrist comes from the Old English word “woecce,” meaning “watchman.”
What is "watch"?
This term is often used to describe the events coincidentally occurring simultaneously, leading up to a major incident
What is a perfect storm? (Acceptable: black swan)
In this 2000s drama, a high‑school football player becomes temporarily paralyzed after a tackle, leading to a season‑long storyline about recovery in the town of Dillon, Texas.
What is Friday Night Lights?
Apparently you’re supposed to push this little button to make it work. Wish I’d known before spending three days in the dark
What is a light switch?
The largest country in the world by area, spanning Eastern Europe and northern Asia.
What is Russia?
This word for a device that measures temperature comes from the Greek words for "heat" and "measure."
What is "thermometer"?
This man is the subject of a GIF we commonly use in Problem Management used to describe an act someone has done to fix a seemingly minor issue, but complex.
Who is Hackerman?
In this sci‑fi reboot, the final four notes of a mysterious song helped reveal which characters were secretly Cylons.
What is Battlestar Galctica?
I put things in it, and then it makes them cold. Too cold, honestly. I expected more. One star for excessive chill.
What is a refrigerator?
How many countries are in North America?
What is 23?
This term for a person who fears foreigners comes from the Greek words for "stranger" and "fear."
What is "xenophobia"?