On house arrest, usually with a tracking device around one's ankle. Like a horse tethered to a post; you can't go anywhere.
by The Infragable Krunk April 18, 2015
Get the on the tethermug. I drank some coffee, Im good and decoronafied, can I have my keys?.Honest I can drive !
or Babe ! Im home! let me take a shower and get decoronafied so I can smash that !
or Babe ! Im home! let me take a shower and get decoronafied so I can smash that !
by gandhja man March 11, 2020
Get the decoronafiedmug. Investor slang; a brief recovery in the price of a falling stock. Term is derived from the idea that "even a dead cat will bounce if it falls from a great height."
by frick1 February 24, 2010
Get the dead cat bouncemug. People who had a good professional job and (usually) a house which had significantly increased in value - but then they realised that by selling the house and moving to another (usually rural, far cheaper) area of the country, they could 'downshift' their lives and yet still have a small fortune in the bank + less stress, less work, more time with the family, more money.
See also: downshifting.
See also: downshifting.
I know a couple who downshifted from their £2.1m house in London. She was in teaching, he was an accountant. Now they run a great little art gallery during the summer in the wilds of the Derbyshire Peak District, and just make art and teach their kids for most of the year."
by Nupe January 06, 2004
Get the downshiftersmug. The current state of being after some dramatic change has transpired. What replaces the expected, usual, typical state after an event occurs. The new normal encourages one to deal with current situations rather than lamenting what could have been.
Housing costs plummeting is the new normal.
Having less discretionary income after the stock market crash is the new normal.
She expected to be saddened by his departure and accepted her feelings as the new normal.
Spending less on entertainment is the new normal during economic downturns.
Now that the baby was born, having less free time was the new normal for the new parents.
Having less discretionary income after the stock market crash is the new normal.
She expected to be saddened by his departure and accepted her feelings as the new normal.
Spending less on entertainment is the new normal during economic downturns.
Now that the baby was born, having less free time was the new normal for the new parents.
by earlysnowdrop September 23, 2009
Get the New normalmug. 1. The act of insulting someone via a reference to an embarrassing event in their past. The term was popularized by a scene in "Goodfellas" in which Billy Batts admonishes Tommy DeVito for his subservient childhood job by exclaiming "go home and get your f**kin shinebox."
2. Attacking someone for previous shameful actions, giving the impression said acts are indelible.
2. Attacking someone for previous shameful actions, giving the impression said acts are indelible.
Mike opted to avoid attending his high school reunion, knowing they'd remember his loss of bladder control in gym class and be shineboxing him all night.
by wordsmif August 25, 2010
Get the shineboxingmug. In love with competent, reassuring governance by a leader who uses complete sentences and displays common sense during a pandemic.
After watching today's New York State pandemic news conference, I officially identify as a cuomosexual. (
h/t Randy Rainbow)
h/t Randy Rainbow)
by Civilly Right April 06, 2020
Get the Cuomosexualmug.