noun
1. in baseball, the fourth hitter in a lineup, generally the hitter with the highest batting average, whose job it is to essentially "clean up" after the less skillful players that have gone before him.
2. in anything other than baseball, a strategy similar to the above, but with the key distinction that one lets others have a crack at bat first with the knowledge that they will fail, so that one appears far more awesome than his predecessors
1. in baseball, the fourth hitter in a lineup, generally the hitter with the highest batting average, whose job it is to essentially "clean up" after the less skillful players that have gone before him.
2. in anything other than baseball, a strategy similar to the above, but with the key distinction that one lets others have a crack at bat first with the knowledge that they will fail, so that one appears far more awesome than his predecessors
1. Ryan Howard is the clean-up batter for the Phillies, but it doesn't matter because no one ever gets on base before him.
2. Jim sees an attractive girl in a bar, wants to talk to her, but then remembers the clean-up batter strategy and lets two drunk bros and one old creeper talk to her first. If Jim doesn't get the girl after that, we call that a Ryan Howard.
2. Jim sees an attractive girl in a bar, wants to talk to her, but then remembers the clean-up batter strategy and lets two drunk bros and one old creeper talk to her first. If Jim doesn't get the girl after that, we call that a Ryan Howard.
by howwasthisnotdefinedalready August 30, 2013
1.when two ladies decide to simulataneously munch,eat,lick, and ravage a mans rectum and penis untill ejaculation...
2.exactly what it sounds like, get extra clean!
3.when a woman tounge punches a mans fartbox, while the other engulfs the wang...
2.exactly what it sounds like, get extra clean!
3.when a woman tounge punches a mans fartbox, while the other engulfs the wang...
shannon and erika decided to clean aaron up for the weekend, he was very pleased because, he was getting cleaned up for the weekend...
by meporkinurmom April 9, 2011
When eating chips with any dip, it's the chip used to clean up left over dip on your fingers and then eating it. Normally caused from trying to dip a small chip in too far and getting some on your fingers.
Guy1: Damn I got some of this cheese dip on my fingers.
Guy2: Here bro take this clean up chip and eat it with the dip on your fingers.
Guy2: Here bro take this clean up chip and eat it with the dip on your fingers.
by TonsofFun327 July 14, 2009
A famous catchphrase of the renowned psychologist and phylosophical thinker, professor Jordan B. Peterson, referring to the fact that instead of starting to complain about our national or global problems, we should rather focus on what we can do to improve ourselves, our family, our local community, the spaces we are personally responsible for (like our rooms).
"This capitalist system really sucks, I'm going to do everything to overthrow it!"
"I'm not sure you are qualified to do that safely in any way. Instead, you could set an example and improve things in your immediate sphere of competence! Clean up your room, for starters!"
"I'm not sure you are qualified to do that safely in any way. Instead, you could set an example and improve things in your immediate sphere of competence! Clean up your room, for starters!"
by Edward the Butler May 22, 2018
When one makes an even bigger mess while attempting to clean up a previous mess.
Also refers to doing a crappy job.
Also refers to doing a crappy job.
What a total whiskey creek clean up! Putting peanut shells over your spilled milk in attempts to clean it up.
by tigercheetahllam August 22, 2010
Karen: “What took you so long? I thought you’d already used the bathroom?”
Tom: “I did, but I had to do a clean up on aisle zero.”
Tom: “I did, but I had to do a clean up on aisle zero.”
by Mooseface April 5, 2018
by AWrinkleInTime May 29, 2016