Silent Bob en · NOUN
Etymology
From the fictional character Silent Bob of the Jay and Silent Bob duo from the View Askewniverse series of movies.
Meanings
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A silent man.
"So one day our other partner - the Silent Bob of the Smeezingtons - Ari, he walked into the studio and said he programmed the drums [over]," Bruno continued. 'It had this old-school hip-hop beat. I said, 'Gimme the piano,' and that was the first thing I started playing. Magically, that melody worked with this track we were doing."
2014, Emily Herbert, Bruno Mars, Omnibus Press:I called my new neighbour "Bob" after the 'Silent Bob' of ancient legendary fame. Which he seemed to like, as he had no memory of his true name. Initially we communicated by my careful use of closed questions.
2022, Merlin Turtle, Existential Kama: The Case of the Curious Carrot and Other Mysteries, XlibrisAU:IDL is a recurring character in the realm of distributed objects. It is the Silent Bob of remote code.
2003, Bill Blunden, Message Passing Server Internals, McGraw-Hill, page 19:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silent Bobs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |