silly walk
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silly walk

vi. [from Monty Python's Flying Circus]
1. A ridiculous procedure required to accomplish a task. Like grovel, but more random and humorous. "I had to silly-walk through half the /usr directories to find the maps file."
2. Syn. {fandango on core}.
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silly walk definition


[Monty Python's Flying Circus] 1. A ridiculous procedure required to accomplish a task. Like grovel, but more random and humorous. "I had to silly-walk through half the /usr directories to find the maps file."
2. Synonym fandango on core.
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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
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