Urban Dictionary
When you are invited to a party or event and don't really feel like going, but you feel some sort of obligation to attend. Like peer pressure, but related specifically to going to a party.
Yeah, I don't really feel like going to John's party, I'm sooooo tired... but I told everyone I would be there, so I'll probably surrender to party pressure.
by hotdates January 25, 2012
Get the party pressuremug. Making a nice (fake) gesture for someone when you don't really mean it, hoping that the person who you are making that gesture to won't actually as you for a favor, or follow up on that offer you made. You just say it to seem like a nice person. This phrase is used in Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Larry David: Well, If there is anything I can do, let me know.
Marty Funkhouser: You know what, there is something you can do.
Larry David: What, are you kidding?
Marty Funkhouser: What, you didn't mean it?
Larry David: Of course not!
Marty Funkhouser: Well why did you say it then?
Larry David: You know, it's an empty gesture; something to say!
Larry David (saying to Jeff Greene): Don't make an empty gesture to a Funkhouser, they'll take you up on it!
Marty Funkhouser: You know what, there is something you can do.
Larry David: What, are you kidding?
Marty Funkhouser: What, you didn't mean it?
Larry David: Of course not!
Marty Funkhouser: Well why did you say it then?
Larry David: You know, it's an empty gesture; something to say!
Larry David (saying to Jeff Greene): Don't make an empty gesture to a Funkhouser, they'll take you up on it!
by pezdispenser001 October 4, 2009
Get the empty gesturemug. It's the finger(s) you purposely keep clean when you eat something messy so you could operate your touchscreen smartphone/tablet/GPS without making the screen look like your plate.
by jessenj January 23, 2012
Get the iFingermug. Lying on the back, waving your arms and legs to form the impression of an angel, in a pile of trash. Typically performed by drunks in New York
Vanessa's night ended when she fell over the pile of garbage on the curb and performed trash angels in the street til the cab arrived.
by Hawbaw January 24, 2012
Get the Trash angelmug. A person on the high school yearbook staff that is capable of rigging the 'best of' yearbook content.
Duder 1: "How the fuck did you win best eyes? I have way better eyes than you do!"
Duder 2: "Dude you know my girl is on the yearbook staff. Hella rigged them shits."
Duder 1: "That bitch is your yearbook insider? Damn, I demand a recount."
Duder 2: "Dude you know my girl is on the yearbook staff. Hella rigged them shits."
Duder 1: "That bitch is your yearbook insider? Damn, I demand a recount."
by westfalia December 21, 2009
Get the yearbook insidermug. When one’s economic situation has become so tenuous that their entire net worth is in the pockets of their jeans.
by perisor January 24, 2012
Get the 501kmug. Petri Douche: A place/location where a lot of douchebags are known to congregate.
A place that attracts and seemingly breeds chavs/douchebags/jackwagons/etc etc.
A place that attracts and seemingly breeds chavs/douchebags/jackwagons/etc etc.
Oh hell no I'm not going to Wetherspoons, that place is a petri douche!
Or: urgh why would you want to go to Las Vegas, that place is such a petri douche.
Or: urgh why would you want to go to Las Vegas, that place is such a petri douche.
by ameribrit January 10, 2011
Get the Petri Douchemug.