Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A derailing switch. See
derail , n.
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- noun One who, or that which,
derails .
Etymologies
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Examples
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March 25th, 2010 at 2: 03 pm tombaker says: anything off-topic, from any of the serially off-topic thread derailer sockpuppets, gets the flag from me. as many times as necessary, until this “swarm-and-subvert” wave is dealt with. yes we can. waterloo.
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People with an Excitable derailer can be perceived as intense, edgy, volatile, and sometimes explosive.
Jamie Woolf: Do You Know Your Leadership and Parenting Derailers? Jamie Woolf 2010
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So did he actually take the derailer and shifter off?
Flipping the Script: Upside Down and Against the Wind BikeSnobNYC 2010
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I once came out of the barber shop to find my rear derailer had become a gooey blob on the sidewalk.
BSNYC Friday Hoedown of Smugness! BikeSnobNYC 2010
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I couldn't care less about telling someone how to configure Linnux or fix the derailer on their mountain bike.
Thoughts on...me. Aren't I cool. wendigomountain 2008
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The key feature is the giant fork ends on the back: full-sized track ends but with a derailer hanger, perfect for a combo pursuit/TT frame.
Pistolwhipped: Seminal Fingerbang BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Whether your mentee's grammatical and spelling issues are the result of hasty work processes or a learning disability, he is lucky to have someone who has taken the time to notice a potential career derailer and work with him.
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Those derailer collective clowns are worse than any shop I've ever been to.
BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz! BikeSnobNYC 2008
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Apparently, when I fell last night, I bent the derailer more than I realized, and today, when I was riding up the hill to come home and put it in the granny gear, the derailer caught on a spoke and we came to a rather sudden stop.
Archive 2008-07-01 Bardiac 2008
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But the derailer is completely bent up, caught tight on a spoke, which is also bent.
Bike Bummer Bardiac 2008
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