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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>silly walk</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../S.html" title="S"/><link rel="previous" href="silicon.html" title="silicon"/><link rel="next" href="silo.html" title="silo"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">silly walk</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="silicon.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">S</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="silo.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="silly-walk"/><dt xmlns="" id="silly-walk"><b>silly walk</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">vi.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [from Monty Python's Flying Circus] </p></dd><dd><p> 1. A ridiculous procedure required to accomplish a task. Like
<a href="../G/grovel.html"><i class="glossterm">grovel</i></a>, but more <a href="../R/random.html"><i class="glossterm">random</i></a> and
humorous. &#8220;<span class="quote">I had to silly-walk through half the /usr directories to
find the maps file.</span>&#8221; </p></dd><dd><p> 2. Syn. <a href="../F/fandango-on-core.html"><i class="glossterm">fandango on core</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="silicon.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../S.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="silo.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">silicon </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> silo</td></tr></table></div></body></html>