| 1. | high class | ||
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Of or relating to the upper or middle classes. This term is not generally used by people in the American middle class, and using it may cause the speaker to be identified with the working class. When it's used, it often describes something that is "middle class" or "upper class", with positive connotations. From Elvis Presley's Hound Dog: "She said she was high class; well, that was just a lie."
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| 2. | graduation | ||
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a ceremony in which all participants are wearing identical caps and identical gowns. The class speaker will usually state that the key to success is individuality. At graduation, Mr. Anderson stated in order to be successful one must branch out from the rest.
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| 3. | Class A | ||
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Electrical term, Class A Amplifier.
A class A amplifier is, simply put, one amp pushing a speaker in an out. The best way to describe it is to relate it to Class A/B. Class A/B amplifiers have 2 amps, one to push the speaker out (+), the other to pull it in (-). In guitar amps that use tubes, this means that one tube, a driver tube inverts the signal polarity before it reaches the B side. A class A amp pushes and pulls the speaker, and thus must do more work. Most commercial (in home) amps (stereo receivers, etc.) are class A amps. Class A/B is generally used in guitar amps over 30 watts, high powered Bass amps, and professional power amps. Class A/B generally delivers the same power at double the impedance. So if an amp gets 100w per side @ 4 ohms, then it will generally get 200w bridged mono @ 8 ohms. This is rarely 100% true in practice. Class A/B is also called "Bridging" an amp (transistor amps generally). |
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| 4. | Class A/B | ||
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Electrical term, Class A/B Amplifier.
A class A/B amplifier is also called a psh/pull amp. Class A/B amplifiers have 2 amps, one to push the speaker out (+), the other to pull it in (-). In guitar amps that use tubes, this means that one tube, a driver tube inverts the signal polarity before it reaches the B side. A class A amp pushes and pulls the speaker, and thus must do more work. Most commercial (in home) amps (stereo receivers, etc.) are class A amps. Class A/B is generally used in guitar amps over 30 watts, high powered Bass amps, and professional power amps. Class A/B generally delivers the same power at double the impedance. So if an amp gets 100w per side @ 4 ohms, then it will generally get 200w bridged mono @ 8 ohms. This is rarely 100% true in practice. Class A/B is also called "Bridging" an amp (transistor amps generally). "Fender Twins use 4 6L6s in a Class A/B circut to deliver 85 w RMS @ 4 ohms... In other words, they's pretty damn clean boss."
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| 5. | Ratchet | ||
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A formally derogatory term denoting a lack of class. One day a bunch of high people decided they liked the sound of this word, and to redefine it to mean something good. What exactly was never specified just that it was good. Seems to work well with the word "absolutely" Speaker 1 (in response to a nicely rolled joint): "Absolutely ratchet"
Speaker 2: "So after looking on urban dictionary I must know what do you mean by ratchet? All the definitions on urban dictionary are negative seemingly..." Speaker 1: "C'mon man! It's 2013 bad means good? Keep up keep up" ---------------------------------- Speaker 1: "I like the cut of your jib" Speaker 2: "Absolutely ratchet" |
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| 6. | poodlefaking | ||
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Empty social pretentiouness "He knew the society of those small Burma stations -- a nasty, poodle-faking, horseless riffraff." AND "As for social duties of all descriptions, he called them poodle-faking and ignored them." George Orwell, Burmese Days, 1934; the "he" is an upper-class speaker.
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| 7. | dittohead | ||
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Someone with strong opinions (especially political) but lacks the eloquence to express them. He makes his stance known only by agreeing with an eloquent speaker with the same opinions. Teacher: Class, what do you think?
Robert: The problem is with the tax accountant lobbyists who demand ever more complicated tax codes to give themselves job security and tax payers headaches. Herbert: Yeah! What he said. Teacher: Herbert, you are such a dittohead! |
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