Atomik Spongeface's definitions

phantom jam

A traffic jam that seems to happen for absolutely no reason. No roadworks, no traffic lights, no car crashes, no nothing. Just a great big traffic jam.

The common driver is often left not only frustrated, but also confused, after coming out of a phantom jam.

by Atomik Spongeface June 16, 2008

Lurker

Someone who "lurks" around an Internet forum, only reading and never posting. "Lurking" is often the result of being too scared or lazy to register, and the term mostly applies to those who do not; however you do get the occasional member who doesn't post.

There are ALWAYS more lurkers than registered members.

by Atomik Spongeface June 16, 2008

OP+1

Refers to the person who makes the next post after the Original Poster; the very first replier to a forum thread. So called because it's the next one on from OP.

The pattern can go on for as long as you like, OP+2, OP+3 etc. but when it gets too high to interpret at glance, it's probably not worth using.

The OP+1 is fuckin' troll, someone please ban him.

by Atomik Spongeface June 20, 2008

in before the lock

Phrase used to imply that a forum thread is either stupid or pointless and is going to be locked by a forum mod/admin. It's a much cooler way of saying "I bet this thread is gonna be locked soon".

OP: Hey everyone, I thought I'd just bring up something that's been posted several times before...

OP+1: In before the lock! ;

Forum Admin: I'm locking this thread because its stupid and pointless and has been brought up several times before.

by Atomik Spongeface June 21, 2008

emote

Abbreviation of emoticon.

Paul: Hey Dave, check out my new emotes!

Dave: Dude, your emotes suck compared to mine.

Paul: STFU.

by Atomik Spongeface June 21, 2008

i

1) A letter that hoards of businesses and websites put in front of their names and products to make them sound cool. The trend was started by Apple Inc. and since then countless companies have jumped on the bandwagon and done the same thing.

2) A letter which, when placed in front of any word, indicates the online version of that thing; regardless of whether the online version actually exists or not.

1) I just went to iGoogle on my iMac and searched for BBC iPlayer but then someone texted my iPhone to tell to me that iMesh have been taken down off the web.

2) I was getting iBullied by this iThug and I kept hoping the iPolice would show up and kick him into iJail.

by Atomik Spongeface June 21, 2008

</discussion>

"And that's the end of that."

Term is mainly used in forums and instant messaging, to show the source's opinion that what he has just said is the be all/end all truth, he has spoken, and that all further discussion might as well stop.

It can also be spelt /discussion.

It's an awful movie and anyone who thinks otherwise should die a slow, painful death.

</discussion>

by Atomik Spongeface June 22, 2008