semicolon Definition| Urban Word Dictionary

semicolon

A colon that winks with its tail, this glyph (“;”) literally translates to “I went to college” and purports to conjoin two related independent clauses.

semicolon

by Tiko on Mar 21, 2004 13:00:10

A programmer's bane. Required by most programming langauges to seperate commands. The semicolon will usually render an entire program useless and force the programmer to search every line for that goddamn semicolon.

Example:
Programmer: I wrote a program to find the answer to life, the universe, and everything and I left out a semicolon! Fjsk!

semicolon

by nonoit'sjusttherain on May 26, 2009 08:30:06

Microsoft Word seems to think that these should go in every sentence.

Example:
What you mean to say:
"I went to the mall, however I got lost, and I had to hitch a ride with my friend, Alan, who likes semicolons. The bastard."

What Microsoft Word says:
"I went to the mall; however, I got lost; I had to hitch a ride with my friend; Alan; he likes semicolons; the bastard.

semicolon

by UsefulInfoBeing on Jun 03, 2016 04:50:38

The character ";" that you probably never use. It's used to fix comma splicing by separating two independent clauses while still including them in the same sentence. For example:
"I watch My Little Pony, Fluttershy is my favorite character."
can be corrected to
"I watch My Little Pony; Fluttershy is my favorite character."
People also use them in an attempt to sound smart when writing; almost in a condescending way; even if they don't know what they mean; and they never seen to realize how fabricated their writing looks with all the semicolons; and they probably started abusing them after reading classical novels."

Example:
English Teacher: "Well done on your 40 billionth argumentative essay, Harold. If I were you, I would put a semicolon there."

Harold: "What the snot is a semicolon?"

semicolon

by zeben on Oct 02, 2006 09:14:27

that useless punctuation mark that always gets in the way when you try to put a colon 'cause you forgot to hit the shift key.

Example:
*groceries; milk, eggs, cantaloupe...*
guy typing list; "oh, shit, that wasnt supposed to be a semicolon."

semicolon

by Estehbahn on Jul 03, 2006 18:37:30

The most pretentious of all punctuation.

Example:
Not everyone knows how to use a semicolon correctly; my farts must smell like sweet perfume.

semicolon

by LudwigVan on Dec 19, 2003 23:25:38

The remaining part of a colon (large intestine) after part is removed (usually because of cancers, tumors and cysts).

Example:
Well, Grandpa has a semicolon now, so he has to use a colostomy bag.

Semicolon

by #Supportheirhell on Jan 13, 2018 07:28:28

A sign used to display you won't give up, often used with anxiety or depression

Example:
Anxiety is supported by me; I support them using the semicolon symbol

Semicolon

by Emalexander111 on Sep 05, 2019 21:25:02

A semi colon is used when an author chooses to end their sentence but doesn’t. In this case, the author is you and the sentence is your life

Example:
Person 1: why do you have a semicolon tattoo?

Person 2: I fought against depression and I made it out alive

Semicolon

by *Intimidates in non binary* on Mar 19, 2022 10:20:16

❗trigger warning❗

A semicolon is a symbol for people who've survived suicide/depression, as a semicolon represents when a sentence COULD have ended, but didn't.

Example:
"Why did you get a semicolon tattoo?"

"It represents my battle with depression and suicidal thoughts."

"Wow. Can I give you a hug?"

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