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Definition of firefight
firefight
verb - intransitive
- to deal with urgent problems (usually at work.)
I've been firefighting all morning, so I haven't had time to update the client's account information.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Nov 08 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
notes
- Also see fight fires.
Last edited on Dec 12 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 12 2015.
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| Definitions include: acronym for "if I understand correctly". | |
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| Definitions include: a programming language with strict, static typing. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "thank you so much". | |
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| Definitions include: spelling variant of "what's up". | |
| Definitions include: stingy. | |
| Definitions include: "wannabe". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "if I understand correctly". | |
| Definitions include: a beard or mustache, but usually a mustache. | |
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| Definitions include: something good | |
| Definitions include: to abandon a person after a crime has been committed, leaving them with incriminating evidence (literally) or blame (figuratively.) |
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