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Define Watching Paint Dry Meaning

Watching Paint Dry
In basketball, the slowness of a defender near the basket, getting beat by a fast-moving player who scores. The paint is the center lane from the foul line to the basket.

Number 27 was watching paint dry on that drive to the hoop.
By Madalyn
Watching Paint Dry
Internet slang for staring at your download progress bar or watching download speeds fluctuate.

Man sits there slumped over staring at a computer screen watching each file segment's progress on utorrent hoping somehow his DVD rip of the Dark Knight from aXXo will download faster because he's willing it to happen.

Friend walks in and asks. "looking at porn??"

Man replies "no, just watching paint dry"

Friend says "really should be looking at porn."
By Celesta
Like Watching Paint Dry
It is very boring

It is like watching paint dry, it was so boring
By Raven
Watching Paint Dry
Used to describe Manchester United.

I didn’t do much today, i was watching paint dry.
By Penni