Everything2
Near Matches
Ignore Exact
Full Text
Everything2

layman's terms

created by Segnbora-t

(idea) by Segnbora-t (20.5 hr) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Sun Jan 16 2000 at 20:17:32

an explanation that can be understood by someone who doesn't know much about the field being discussed. Layman's terms would explain any jargon words and probably have to go through a lot of background information a person who knew the subject would not need to hear.

(idea) by AmadeusTheKitten (2.4 y) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Thu Feb 01 2001 at 8:06:48

When trying to explain something to someone who isn't being very receptive, I often roll my eyes and say

"Ok, in layman's terms..."

...and re-explain it, hoping to get the listener on the ball.

When used properly, its quite an effective insult, making the person you're talking to look like a complete ass.


printable version
chaos

layman Hairy tongue Romeo and Juliet insult
organized religion Sounds of Sex Anyone with a strong opinion is wrong spongiform leukoencephalopathy
Holiday In Spain George Washington's 1792 State of the Union Address abbr To be or not to be
The Real Science Behind the X-Files Taking the Browns to the Super Bowl Cheese Receptive
On the ball Four color theorem Selection Sort TAFE
jargon
Y'know, if you log in, you can write something here, or contact authors directly on the site. Create a New User if you don't already have an account.
  Epicenter
Login
Password

password reminder
register

Everything2 Help

Cool Staff Picks
Just another sprinkling of indeterminacy
Dem Bones
G. Gordon Liddy and The Firesign Theater
Cy Twombly
English Civil War
Coffee
meter
Go
John Rocker
Perry Mason
Evaline Turns the Worm
Li Qingzhao
Naming operations
Der Ring des Nibelungen
New Writeups
Clarke
Multiculturalism(idea)
aneurin
Earl of Landaff(person)
Heitah
Pseudocide(idea)
XWiz
Google Knol(lede)
Mythi
July 24, 2008(personal)
locke baron
The fall of Earth(fiction)
BookReader
Fear the Cold(dream)
Pavlovna
Kathleen MacInnes(person)
stainedglass
1(fiction)
kalen
Three "T"s(idea)
octillion369
Undead(idea)
archiewood
Ico(fiction)
Heisenberg
Why I love Everything2(log)
octillion369
Death Knight(person)
XWiz
Are you hoping for a miracle?(review)
This page courtesy of The Everything Development Company