Complete Definition of "bikeshedding"

English
Etymology
The word originates in w:BSD|BSD culture and implies an image of a person knowing nothing about building bike sheds arguing over what color the bike shed should be.

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. futile|Futile investment of time and energy in marginal technical issues, often including annoying propaganda.
Revision and Credits for"bikeshedding"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.