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[Verb] | "wait" | \ ˈwāt \
1: to stay in place in expectation of : await
2: to delay serving (a meal)
3: to serve food and drinks to the people sitting at : to act as a server for
Origin: 14th century ;
Middle English, from Anglo-French waiter, guaiter to watch over, await, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wahta watch, Old English wæccan to watch {mat|wake|};
(1) - { wait out } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Verb] | "wait out"
1: to await an end to
Origin: 1849 ;
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[Noun] | "wait*ing game" | \ ˈwā-tiŋ- \
1: a strategy in which one or more participants withhold action temporarily in the hope of having a favorable opportunity for more effective action later
Origin: 1850 ;
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[Noun] | "waiting list"
1: a list or roster of those waiting (as for admission to an organization or institution)
Origin: 1892 ;
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[Noun] | "waiting room"
1: a room (as in a doctor's office) for the use of persons (such as patients) who are waiting
Origin: 1683 ;
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[Noun] | "call-wait*ing" | \ ˈkȯl-ˈwā-tiŋ \
1: a telephone service that signals (as by a beep) to the user when an incoming call is received during a call in progress
Origin: 1963 ;
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[Noun] | "la*dy-in-wait*ing" | \ ˈlā-dē-in-ˈwā-tiŋ \
1: a lady of a queen's or a princess's household appointed to wait on her
Origin: 1703 ;
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[Noun] | "maid-in-wait*ing" | \ ˈmād-ᵊn-ˈwā-tiŋ \
1: a young woman of a queen's or princess's household appointed to attend her
Origin: circa 1900 ;
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[Noun] | "di*sas*ter" | \ di-ˈza-stər \
1: a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction
2: someone or something that is very bad: such as
3: someone or something that is extremely unsuccessful
Origin: 1567 ;
Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French desastre, from Old Italian disastro, from dis- (from Latin) + astro star, from Latin astrum{mat|astral|};
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(1) - { what is (someone) waiting for? } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiom] | "what is (someone) waiting for?"
1: —used to say that someone should do something immediately
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[Noun] | "waiting"
1: as in delay, procrastination;
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[Noun] | "waiting rooms"
1: as in lounges, anterooms;
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[Noun] | "ladies-in-waiting"
1: as in abigails, maids-in-waiting;
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[Noun] | "maids-in-waiting"
1: as in ladies-in-waiting, abigails;
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[Verb] | "waiting"
1: to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something;
* e.g., " ... please wait here, and we'll seat you shortly "
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[Verb] | "waiting (for)"
1: as in banking on, counting (on or upon);
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[Phrase] | "waiting on"
1: to be a servant for;
* e.g., " ... They waited on wealthy hotel patrons to save up extra money for college. "
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2: to attend to the needs and comforts of;
* e.g., " ... He waited on his wife hand and foot when she was sick. "
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(10) - Urban Dictionary
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# 1 - { waiting:616736 }
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[ "waiting" ]
1: an awesome green day song that has a very rythmical guitar sound and lots of drums; the song is about waiting for a moment that's was looked forward to for your entire life, then finally living the dream
* e.g., ... Well I am so much closer than,
# 2 - { Wait:7875039 }
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[ "Wait" ]
1: Use it before a sentence to exclaim surprise and redirection of a train of thought. Do this no more than once a week and it can add useful emphasis to your communication efforts.
Or, use it before every other sentence as the new like. This way it does nothing at all, but will drive old people nuts and make you sound like a reality show super star.
* e.g., ... Dad: Let's have pancakes for dinner.
Kid: Wait. Did you say we are having pancakes for dinner?
Dad: Wait for what? Yes, a whole breakfast for dinner!
Kid: Wait. Can I invite Carly over for pancakes?
Dad: What are we waiting for? No, Carly is irritating.
Kid: Wait. Can we have hash browns too?
Dad: Why are we still waiting? Yes, hash browns are delicious.
Kid: Wait. Carly loves hash browns!
# 3 - { Wait Wait Wait:13581344 }
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[ "Wait Wait Wait" ]
1: The way to issue an objection on Youtube Court TV. A term created by Logic the Judge of Youtube Court TV.
* e.g., ... Wait Wait Wait this getting outta control.
# 4 - { Waiting:1494708 }
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[ "Waiting" ]
1: A hilarious movie featuring Ryan Reynolds, Dane Cook, Justin Long, Anna Faris, Luis Guzman, Andy Milonakis, and many more funny actors. Its about the restaurant life and the people who work in them.
* e.g., ... "Aw man, I saw "Waiting" the other night and it was f'n hilarious, especially if you've worked in a restaurant."
# 5 - { Wait for it:3145060 }
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[ "Wait for it" ]
1: A sentence-enhancing phrase, used to illustrate the epicness of an object/situation/event. Recently popularised and revived by How I Met Your Mother character Barney.
* e.g., ... Example#1: Dude, I bought some dank quality porn - wait for it- ography. Behold the ass-kickery.
# 6 - { the wait:2003472 }
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[ "the wait" ]
1: refers to the amount of time between phoning youre food delivery and the time it acctually appears on youre plate, not very nice if you are starving
* e.g., ... "Ave no had the wait in a while, fuckin starvin here" - spoken by a person who had been unemployed for 6 months then recieved a student loan
# 7 - { Wait For It:15315485 }
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[ "Wait For It" ]
1: The best fucking song in the whole damn Hamilton soundtrack like This song actually encourages sitting around On your ass and waiting for people to do something for u like I mean!!!!
* e.g., ... Person 1: LIFE DOESNT’T DISCRIMINATE
Person 2: BETWEEN THE SINNERES AND THE SAINTS
five hours later
Person 1: HAMILTON DOENST HESITATE HE exhibits NO RESTRAINT HE TAKES AND HE TAKES AND HE TAKES
Person 2: AND HE KEEPS WINNING ANYWAY HE CHANGES THE GAMES AND HE PLAYS AND HE RAISES THE STAKES
Person 1: AND IF THERES A REASON HE SEEMS TO THRIVE WHEN SO FEW HAVE SURVIVED THAN GODDAMNIT IM WILLING TO WAIT FOR IT
All: LIFE DOESNT DISCRIMINATE IT TAKES AND IT TAKES AND IT TAKES AND WE KEEP LIVING ANYWAY...
[ "Wait For It" ]
2: And also it’s by the guy who shot the guy who wasn’t gonna through away his shot (which he mentions like 8888888,000000 times a nanosecond)
# 8 - { Wait For It:6703568 }
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[ "Wait For It" ]
1: A phrase added between a word to add more suspense. The phrase was popularized the the TV show How I Met Your Mother.
* e.g., ... Tonight's going to be Legen wait for it dary
# 9 - { wait, wait, wait, now!:230527 }
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[ "wait, wait, wait, now!" ]
1: a phrase taken from the precog in the hit film "Minority Report"; the "now" was added to have some form of finality, which Spielberg forgot to add. When playing Mario Kart 64, or Foosball, it might be necessary to say this phrase in order to time your shot correctly.
* e.g., ... (During an intense game of Mario Kart 64 or foosball) Wait, wait, wait, NOW!
# 10 - { wait no:12551724 }
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[ "wait no" ]
1: used as either, "oh shit nvm" or "hold up what the fuck"
* e.g., ... "i think i'm gay. wait no"
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