"Please refrain from using your cell phone in the restaurant, ma'am."
Normally he would have made a Tom Arnold joke at a moment like that, but he was able to refrain from doing so.
Normally he would have made a Tom Arnold joke at a moment like that, but he was able to refrain from doing so.
by Diggity Monkeez January 9, 2005
In a song, a verse that is repeated regularly and often. Applicable to anything repeated with frequency and regularity.
Also to avoid taking an action, usually with some conflict.
Also to avoid taking an action, usually with some conflict.
"We all lived in a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine..."
Jennifer Lopez refrained from firing her personal aid even though her aid had brought her the wrong kind of coke twice now.
Jennifer Lopez refrained from firing her personal aid even though her aid had brought her the wrong kind of coke twice now.
by S0meguy April 17, 2007
when you want someone to stop doing something you say:
"refraine"
a hand gesture adds to the emphasis
"refraine"
a hand gesture adds to the emphasis
by Lianne Gray December 1, 2003
Suzy: You better not comment on my sister's fat ass again. You're under a temporary 'refraining order' until we leave her house.
Jimmy: Yes dear.
Jimmy: Yes dear.
by Bryan Gilbreath April 16, 2009
Tabrizi proverb (made famous by Qalandar of Tabriz)
To cease, desist, stop whatever it is you're saying or doing. A badass thing to say to someone when you want to lay the smackdown on them.
To cease, desist, stop whatever it is you're saying or doing. A badass thing to say to someone when you want to lay the smackdown on them.
by Pleasetorefrain August 11, 2014
By the end of the hike, we were ready to slap Paul with a refraining order to get him to stop singing Mr. Jones.
by imanxman November 13, 2015
An extremely esoteric nickname for cocaine. In the original lyrics to the Cole Porter classic showtune "I Get a Kick Out of You", the second verse begins is "Some get a kick from cocaine". As the years passed, that was changed to "Some like the bop-type refrain" so kids could continue to put on "Anything Goes" as a high-school musical.
People aware of this, wanting to demonstrate their cultural refinement and speak about cocaine, all while avoiding eavesdroppers and self-incrimination, replace the technical name of their drug of choice with "Bop-type Refrain" (or simply "Bop-type", though the later option brings with it a tremendous risk of losing your audience.)
People aware of this, wanting to demonstrate their cultural refinement and speak about cocaine, all while avoiding eavesdroppers and self-incrimination, replace the technical name of their drug of choice with "Bop-type Refrain" (or simply "Bop-type", though the later option brings with it a tremendous risk of losing your audience.)
Chris: I'm sick of referring to cocaine as "yatch". It's gone too mainstream.
Kevin: How about "Bop-type Refrain"?
Chris: What the - oh, I get it. I didn't know you were a devotee of musical theater.
Kevin: Eh, I know the Sinatra version.
Kevin: How about "Bop-type Refrain"?
Chris: What the - oh, I get it. I didn't know you were a devotee of musical theater.
Kevin: Eh, I know the Sinatra version.
by Cosmo July 25, 2006