(thing) by bis Fri Aug 25 2000 at 14:08:54
the phrase emacs uses to politely bitch slap you, for trying to tab complete a nonexistent or non-interactive function.

Usually followed by correcting a typo, or a C-g ("keyboard-quit"), followed by a C-h a ("apropos-command"), which will help you find the correct command.

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