"Ballmer Peak" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Coined by American cartoonist, author and engineer Randall Munroe in 2007 in his webcomic xkcd, after Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft from 2000–2014. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Q285048|in=2007}} Coined by American cartoonist, author and engineer Randall Munroe in 2007 Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Ballmer Peak}} Ballmer Peak
  1. (Internet slang, humorous) A fictional level of drunkenness (originally stated to correspond with a BAC of 0.129–0.138%) said to confer one with superhuman programming ability. Wikipedia link: Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, xkcd Tags: Internet, humorous
    Sense id: en-Ballmer_Peak-en-name-kfdWlZcp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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