Solid Mantis's definitions

Movie

Something some people dont distinguish from reality.

Some people think there's no difference between a movie, a sports game/match, a show, or an event, and every day reality. Despite all the talk about egos, the reality is who somebody is on a stage, a field/court/ring/octagon/ice, or on a screen is not the same as who they are in every day life, no matter what you read/hear/see about them in a magazine, on TV, or online. There's a lot of illusion in many acts, since anything that isn't who somebody was as a kid is an act to at least some degree.

by Solid Mantis April 21, 2020

Newcomer image

Another image for someone trying desperately to win at everything in life to try.

The poser would try both a newcomer image and an established image, in case one or the other failed. She was too much of a coward to fail as herself, failing was for other people.

by Solid Mantis March 4, 2021

Black market

Everyone wants what they don't have. You have speed, I have weed. You're nervous about having pills you stole from your brother, I ought to be nervous about having something illegal, but I'm not because I'm stoned. Let's trade so we each get the right thing, you need to calm down, I need to be more paranoid.

I'd like to take some of my brothers speed pills and see if I can make some money on the black market, I'm tired of waiting around hours and hours at work to get paid whatever I'll take for my efforts.

by Solid Mantis October 21, 2016

Special victim

A unique kind of victim.

Toxic abusive male- Oh, she's a special victim all right this one officer, she's not like all the rest of the special victims. She deserves a special investigation.
Special victims detective-- You have the right to remain silent asshole, you have no other rights, now shut up.
Toxic abusive male- Just trying to put in a good word for her, I know a lot of guys are getting badmouthed by special victims tonight, so I wanted to give you some good news.

by Solid Mantis October 23, 2020

Will Turner

A guy that practices 3 hours a day to kill any pirate he meets, male or female.

Will Turner walked into the headshop the other day and noticed that a female pirate was hiding in there, but she didn't have her hat on her head since she wanted to be invisible to the people trying to hang her. He went to his shop to get his sword and when he got back, the female pirate was gone.

by Solid Mantis January 28, 2021

Affordable housing

Theres not actually a lack of affordable housing (at least not in the South), or affordable housing being built, theres skyrocketing housing costs in what were once affordable houses. When growth is slow and steady (rather than skyrocketing and out of control), housing remains closer to affordable. Theres already been one real estate bubble that burst in recent history, the same people behind the bubble are the ones talking about a lack of affordable housing. People move to the South because its affordable, where the cost of living was high on the West Coast or up North.

When housing costs aren't skyrocketing, more pople can afford them, thus there is not a shortage of affordable housing. It's as simple as the dollar signs the people playing the real estate market envision to understand.

by Solid Mantis September 3, 2020

Too big

A guy that tells you he is too big to listen to you is a good thing for you. At least you know he's not trying to play up to your ego with what he's saying to you, he's telling you what he really thinks of you. Even if he's doing something right, you know you're not fucking up. So if you haven't left your humility behind, nobody needs to make sure you're in line with their agenda or plan.

Sometimes it's good to bask in what someone else did right, even if they got too big for you and they think you're slow or stupid now.

by Solid Mantis April 14, 2021