per.ma.beta [pûr’mÉ™-bÄ’tÉ™]
adjective
- An indefinite state of incompleteness. Often symptomatic of highly humble or insecure engineers or agile development and web 2.0.
- A state of endless anticipation for advance to a higher level. Usage: “Johny wanted to get to third base with Suzy for years. Realizing his relationship was permabeta, he dumped her for Sally 3.0”