Country Dictionary

The act of opening a message/chat and ignoring it.

My boyfriend was patching my messages yesterday.

To be left on your own. Normally occurs to someone whose 'friends' hate them. A Scottish word.

Way! You got nigeled
No! I got patched, okay?

To temporarily ignore or leave out someone, usually due to a minor fall out. Can be done face to face, by text or msn.

Girl 1: OH NO! Emma just tried to talk to me online! Urgh she is soooo annoying
Girl 2: hmm just patch her

Boy: I saw Christie today and waved at her, but she just patched me...

a new form of birth control that works like the pill but its a small patch that sticks to the skin. Prevents a woman from having babies. She changes it once a week and goes the fourth week without a patch.

Guy #1: So man, you using condoms?
Guy#2: No man my girls on the patch.
Guy #1: whats that shit?
Guy #2: dunno man, but apparently it works

Midwestern slang term used when you or a

buddy have put your vehicle into the ditch; hitting THE patch.

"Be carful drivin' out dere tonite' de roads are a bit slick! Gimme a call if ya PATCHED her good bud, I'll come give ya a tug!"

In Computer Software industry: the process of taking old bugs out and putting new ones in.

I'll download that patch from Microsoft when they release a service pack to fix what it broke.

(n.) an electronic file alteration intended to correct or update a faulty or vulnerable file, akin to a cloth 'patch'.

You gotta install the latest patch or somebody could get into your inbox, okay?