14 definitions by Knowledge
| 1. | Hispanic | ||
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Hispanic-an ancient adjective and noun-was mainstreamed as a political label in the United States in the early 1970's. The purpose for the introduction of such an ancient adjective by the Nixon administration was ostensibly to create a political label solely for the purpose of applying the constitutional anti-discrimination standard of “strict scrutiny” to anyone who was labeled Hispanic. The label had the immediate effect of linking the entire population of the 19 nations that comprise Latin America, as well as, distinguishing the "Hispanic" colonial heritage of Latin American Countries from the "Anglo Saxon" colonial heritage of the United States.
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Before the colonization of the Americas, a person had to be solely from Hispania-Spain and Portugal together- in order to be called Hispanic. Today, Hispania has 21 progenies: two in Europe (Spain and Portugal), and nineteen in the Americas (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, The Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela). But there is more to think about: America is a country where one would not consider mislabeling a Scotsman an Irishman, for such would be an insult to the Scotsman, and visa versa; where one would not describe Canadian culture as being the same as Australian culture because such would be an insult to Canadians and visa versa. Yet, sadly, America is also a country where schools are...
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Jan 17, 2005
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| 2. | wu-tang clan | ||
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One of the greatest hip-hop groups of all time. Brought the focus back to new york from the westside, and brought grimy beats and lyrics to the forefront. Consists of nine core members, most based in staten island, new york. "Wu-Tang Clan ain't nuthin to fuck wit!"- wu-tang clan
(Gza)The Wu is too slammin for these Cold Killin labels/ Some ain't had hits since I seen Aunt Mabel Wu-Tang Financial
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Aug 24, 2004
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| 3. | ignorance | ||
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Lack of knowledge Unfortunately, the youth of today choose ignorance as a "Badge of Courage."
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Oct 21, 2003
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| 4. | ck | ||
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Ck = Crip Killa Ck till I die
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Mar 12, 2003
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| 5. | phony | ||
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fake, not real, a lie Jacob tried to sell me a phony Rolex watch.
Marcus told a phony story about how he stole a Caddilac Escalade.
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Nov 9, 2003
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| 6. | R.Kelly | ||
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1. a well known pedophile R&B singer
2. any person that has sexual or loving interest in minors below the legal age of 18 3. a pedophile 4. one suffering fromm pedophilia That dude right there is tryna pull an R.Kelly talkin to the 11 year-old. The dude's 28.
yo they just got Jason on a R.Kelly charge yesterday.
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Oct 27, 2003
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| 7. | spiggoty | ||
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Spiggoty means a Spanish language speaker who cannot command English. Literally, spiggoty is a mocking imitation of “no speaka de English,” and arose among English speakers in Panama around 1900. The shortened form of the word spiggoty is spig. An alteration of spig is spic. If the native Spanish speaker speaks English the individual cannot be called a spic.
“Spic” has nothing to do with the political label “Hispanic” as is erroneously thought. In the US, insisting that all documents be translated to Spanish is rather insulting to Spanish speakers because it suggests that all Spanish-speaking individuals speak a spiggoty English.
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Feb 15, 2005
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