Jamz3k

i was reading a post on this forum and it came up and the love of me i havent a clue what it means!

Also more worrying my bosses at work always use it in emails to which i look blankly and pass it on to someone else

DCI Gene Hunt

Latin... For this purpose

Jamz3k

i looked it up too but it still doesnt seem to fit into most sentences i've seen it used in, unless people are using it to sound smarter than they are and infact have not clue what it means either

girl-in-a-scoob

It means a makeshift solution, inadequate planning or improvised events

Does this help?

Snazy

Ad-hoc...

Used by courier companies for "on demand" bookings.

Means sort of when needed, as required, on demand etc.

what would scooby do

ad-hoc and chips mmmmmmmmmm

[Davey]

Am I the only person that found that fooking hillarious?

Snazy

Sorry I had to say it to myself over and over in a more and more common voice until I reached what sounded like Haddock and Chips.... aaaah I see now :P

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Nope, I'm having a laff as I type

Alcazar

Drunken Bungle Whore

"ad hoc
Toward this; for this [purpose]. Referring to this, for this thing, for this purpose, for a particular purpose or occasion, for the present matter or situation, temporary; as a committee might be, said of an argument or reason which applies only to a specific case.
An ad hoc committee is one whose existence is limited to the time it takes to dispose of the matter at hand; when the problem is solved, the committee goes out of existence."


Boring, but there you go eh?

SteveScooby

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[Davey]

Ahh thats why because im common as muck

Leslie

Thats the most accurate translation!

Les

Maz

iTrader: (34)

Irregular.

stressymare

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