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The tendency for some project or operation to exceed its original boundaries and purpose, usually putting its participants into difficult or unforeseen circumstances. These may cause the original purpose to change, or to become unachievable.
The U.S. at first just tried to get the Viet Cong out of Vietnam, but after years of mission creep, they found themselves fighting the NVA, Cambodians, and others.
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1. to a bro, a small portion of food eaten between meals.
1. Dude 1: "Hey, whatcha munchin' on, dude?"
Dude 2: "Just a little creep snack, bro."
A person who travels to a different floor or department in an office environment to perform bodily functions that would be deemed inappropriate to their known work associates
I will be back. I need to go Bathroom Creep on the 4th floor.
The phenomenon where the teachers aren't aware of each other, and simultaneously increase the amount of homework they give, thinking that the students would be able to handle it, thus collectively significantly increasing the overall amount.
Man, the god damn teachers are all on homework creep!
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A condition in which one or more people, often in the form of a committee, progressively increase the scope and complexity of a project until the project is deemed infeasible and subsequently cancelled to the detriment of all involved.
Such projects are typically of a technical nature. Likewise someone who commits creeping featurism is most likely to be an engineer or otherwise technically advanced but not business minded.
Although market research showed that a second factory would be profitable, once the engineering department became involved, creeping featurism set in and it was self-evident that an additional plant was not a viable idea.
Being creepy to the point where it becomes a noteworthy trait.
"Mary unfriended Chris on facebook. She went so far as to block Jim."
"Yeah, Jim's def got Creep Cred is she blocked him!"
The phenomena of the unpleasant characteristics generally associated with Mondays encroaching on other days of the week. Tuesday is in particular danger of this.
I spilled my coffee, the computer won't work, and my project is late. Plus, I'm so tired I can barely stand up. Today totally feels like a Monday.
It's Tuesday, man. Must be a case of the Monday creep.