down by the river

Awesome song by Neil Young with one of the greatest guitar solos I have ever heard.

If you need proof that Neil Young is one of the greatest guitarists, listen to Down by the River.

by Blake February 8, 2005

floats the wrong way down the river

a phrase referring to someone who is either gay or a lesbian.

"Ellen floats the wrong way down the river"

by jeffey June 17, 2007

down the yellow river

Having some form of sexual relations with an asian

Have you ever been down the yellow river?

Yeah, once in the 80's but I did not enjoy it.

by Leon_Phelps January 30, 2011

down river girl

slut, hoe, bopper, jump down

That down river girl had sex with all of us.

by Redboi December 31, 2005

Running down river

The Lambton County way of saying "Buying smokes". It's said because the first nations cigarette buildings are "Down river". Smokes are sold relatively cheap there.

"Hey mom, would you mind running down river for me?"
"Sure what do you want"
"Lights".

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"Hey man, wanna run down river for some DK's?"

by Zeesee August 23, 2011

living in a van down by the river

A figurative expression meaning being a complete failure at life, a drain on society. Originates from the SNL skit featuring Chris Farley as Matt Foley, motivational speaker.

"You kids are probably saying to yourself, "Now, I'm gonna go out, and I'm gonna get the world by the tail and wrap it around and put it in my pocket!" Well, I'm here to tell you that you're probably gonna find out, as you go out there, that you're not gonna amount to jack squat!" You're gonna end up eating a steady diet of government cheese and living in a van down by the river!" -Matt Foley

Dad: "You made it, son! Congratulations on graduating from Harvard Summa Cum Laude and getting that great job at Goldman Sachs, the world's #1 investment bank."
Son: "Thanks, dad. But actually I only got Magna Cum Laude and will be working at Morgan Stanley, the #2 investment bank in the world."
Dad: "WHAAAAAAT?!?! How have I raised such a worthless, good-for-nothing slacker? You couldn't even finish in the top 10% of your Harvard class with your 3 point..."
Son: "3.76."
Dad: "3.76? A monkey with down syndrome could get a better GPA than that! You miserable failure!"
Son: "Dad, seriously, I worked really hard!"
Dad: "I bet you did! I bet you worked your ass off playing beer pong and chasing the coeds! Well sonny, you're going to have plenty of time to drink beer and chase trashy women when you're LIVING IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!!!"

by Nick D June 21, 2006

Living in a van down by the river

A feeling of being a total failure or wanting to just give up on life. Can be seen a a passing depressed period of time. Where you just want to check out of life's Bull shit for a while.

Hey how are you Doing....
....right now? Living in a van down by the river.

by Jmvlam June 30, 2022