/pasɪv vɔɪs/
noun
1. An ingenious grammatical feature that allows for one to completely disassociate oneself from an action, or to obliquely insult or soften the impact of a slight.
noun
1. An ingenious grammatical feature that allows for one to completely disassociate oneself from an action, or to obliquely insult or soften the impact of a slight.
by Nemo Mentisson October 31, 2009
by D34THD34L3R November 14, 2017
Formerly associated with a particular psychological disorder stemming from years of percieved underappreciation and bitterness. A character flaw brought on by a person's inability to deal with their own bitterness, anger, or resentment in an assertive manner, thus, becoming a more passive form of hostility. See: petty, little bitch, worthless turd
This entry in urbandictionary is passive-aggressive because it was brought on by a coworker's passive-aggressive action against myself, and thus, is my form of counter attack. It is unlikely that the passive-aggressive asshat will see this, rendering such an action unassertive on my part, but it is highly probable that this will be seen by some more trustworthy coworkers and they will immediately empathize and agree that my definition (including the synonyms: little bitch and worthless turd) fully apply.
by QuietEar November 17, 2005
To pull out your phone and text a random person during an uncomfortable situation as to avoid interaction with others involved in the uncomfortable situation by coming off as "busy".
John pulled out his phone and started passive texting when his wife's ex husband David sat down next to him.
by Schnitterbit May 16, 2011
adj.
being, marked by, or displaying behavior characterized by expressing motivation, ends-orientation, or achievement in an unassertive, passive way (as through study or work binges interspersed with procrastination and distraction)
descriptor for intrinsically lazy people who are latently driven to do a lot
descriptor for people whose success often seems effortless and who seem fairly unconcerned with it
being, marked by, or displaying behavior characterized by expressing motivation, ends-orientation, or achievement in an unassertive, passive way (as through study or work binges interspersed with procrastination and distraction)
descriptor for intrinsically lazy people who are latently driven to do a lot
descriptor for people whose success often seems effortless and who seem fairly unconcerned with it
Khoa's so passive ambitious -- he spends almost all his time playing guitar and surfing, yet he just got accepted to Yale Law School, finished his third novel, and helped develop a new method to replicate DNA strands.
by hien ngoc nguyen November 26, 2004
adj. A type of behavior described by a person stating out loud something that they clearly want, but then refusing to accept any offer for it to happen.
John: "I want to get some ice cream but I don't want to go outside again."
Bob: "I'll get it for you, I don't mind."
John: "No, you don't have to do that."
Bob: "Do you want it, because I don't mind going to buy some if you want it."
John: "Well, I doooo want it, but... you don't have to..."
Bob: "Dude if you want it, I don't mind getting it! Stop being so passive askgressive!"
Bob: "I'll get it for you, I don't mind."
John: "No, you don't have to do that."
Bob: "Do you want it, because I don't mind going to buy some if you want it."
John: "Well, I doooo want it, but... you don't have to..."
Bob: "Dude if you want it, I don't mind getting it! Stop being so passive askgressive!"
by Anna Zeus February 28, 2014
The use of influence, guilt trips and essentially any other spoken or emotional trigger to get a person to a location they would otherwise not voluntarily go to.
by KerrBox July 29, 2009