Surface searcher

Someone who doesn’t look for things other than skimming the surface of a room

He is just a surface searcher

by Wyld85 April 12, 2025

surface energy

sharing just what’s on the outside and not giving details that are personal

I never know what Jane Doe is doing with her life, she always just gives off surface energy.

by Professor Plum July 12, 2021

Non-portalable surface

A non-portalable surface is a wall, ceiling, or floor that you can put portals onto by using the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device or the Aperture Science Quantum Tunneling Device. It appears in many games from Valve (some legit, some obtained using mods, and some impossible to obtain), like Half-Life 2 and Portal.

I couldn't put the exit portal, because it was a non-portalable surface! You don't even know what the white gel is made of! I have got to seriously quit co-op.

by layo the layo February 5, 2026