tree lawn 

the strip of grass between the sidewalk and the street, where you put your trash. mainly a cleveland word.

"those kids threw beer bottles all over our tree lawn again"
"don't forget to mow the tree lawn when you do the front yard"

tree lawn by marah December 26, 2006

tree lawn 

a small patch of grass in front of a building or house, usually cut off from the rest of a lawn by sidewalk. Possibly called such because you could maybe fit one small tree there. similar to devil strip

a)"Yeah, that old couch is trashed. Put it out on the tree lawn, maybe someone will take it. Otherwise the garbage guys will probably pick it up."
b)"I almost forgot to mow the tree lawn."

tree lawn by andriod5 September 11, 2005

Sybil Trelawney 

The act of abruptly stopping previous actions (i.e. conversation), turning one's head and looking blankly off into space after one has developed a deep thought and cannot help but interpret its meaning.

Corey: "Yeah, so I was doing my Honors Physics homework with my boyz James, Dapo, Dan, Noam, and the rest of my peepz when..." (looks off into space)
Cristina: "Yo! Corey just pulled a Sybil Trelawney in this motha!!! Whatchu thinkin' bout, Corey?"

Raven from That's So Raven has mastered the "Sybil Trelawney". Raven may try to act like she originated the gesture, but Sybil Trelawney is the original gangsta.

Sybil Trelawney by John Fan May 16, 2007

Sybil Trelawney 

A crazy divination teacher from the Harry Potter series. Trelawney is always predicting Harry's death. While most (even Dumbledore) say she's delusional and paranoid, her predictions are usually right in one way or another.

Harry: Really, I swear.
Trelawney: Yeah, whatever.

Sybil Trelawney by Melanie October 27, 2003

Trelawney effect 

1. a person or organization whom makes unorthodox references, actions, implications, crazy juxtapositions, threats, looming etc. in an all out and defensive manner that resemble Professor Sybill Patricia Trelawney from J.K. Rowling Harry Potter series, when she is receiving an "performance audit"-like interrogation by Dolores Umbridge, when their usefulness is challenged.

2. a person or government bureaucracy whom commits a slippery slope or camel's nose fallacy through an exceptionally egregious manner in an effort to justify their perpetual existence.

Auditor Smith: The department I just audited is suffering from the Trelawney effect (or Sybill effect).

Auditor James: What did they do?

Auditor Smith: Told us that if we didn't leave this instant and stop disrupting them, then that the planet's core was going to mutate causing a cataclysmic and irreversible instability, our ears would sprout brain eating butterflies, every volcano on Earth would simultaneously erupt, and one out of ever forth human being would transform into a brain and blood sucking zombie/vampire.

Auditor James: What department were you auditing?

Auditor Smith: Congress.

Trelawney effect by Dragoon91786 October 25, 2010

Trelawney moment 

1. A person who has a momentary lapse of their typical personality and begins to act like Professor Sybill Patricia Trelawney from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, especially when she is having a clairvoyant episode.

2. A person, government or otherwise organization or bureaucracy who exhibits spaced out tendencies, vague references to the intangible and supernatural, and otherwise acts in a mysterious and inexorable manner when pressed on their perpetual polychrestic or remunerative value.

What's wrong with John? He's been acting strange today, almost like he's in a trance. Is he having a Trelawney moment?

Melthos, why can't you just admit the educational recovery supply and service department is wasting our state's tax dollars. All you do is regulate emergency supplies of pencils and books in case of natural disasters. There are seventeen other agencies who do the exact same thing. Can't you just stop having a Trelawney moment and admit that your agency is redundant so we can use the funds for something meaningful, like better teachers?

Trelawney moment by Dragoon91786 October 25, 2010

Josiah Trelawny 

He disappears constantly, he is an amazing character, AND he's hot?

impossible

"bro i love josiah trelawny!"
"i prefer josiah trelawny"

Josiah Trelawny by coolworder:3 January 28, 2025