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An adjective referring to the smell and color of a dead man's inner ear. Commonly used as an insult among morticians.
by blii February 20, 2003
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A period ranging from 0:00:00 to 23:59:59 depending on age, gender, marital status, amound of homework, inebriation, and many other factors. Often simply defined as the tome one goes to bed, although there is some dispute as to whether this meant getting into bed or actaully turning out the lights, closing the eyes and attempting to sleep.
by blii February 20, 2003
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The construction not about to is often used to express determination: We are not about to negotiate with terrorists. A majority of the Usage Panel considers this usage acceptable in speech but not in formal writing. ·About is traditionally used to refer to the relation between a narrative and its subject: a book about Cézanne; a movie about the Boston Massacre. This use has lately been extended to refer to the relation between various nonlinguistic entities and the things they make manifest, as in The party was mostly about showing off their new offices or His designs are about the use of rough-textured materials. This practice probably originates with the expression That's what it's all about, but it remains controversial. Fifty-nine percent of the Usage Panel rejected this use in the example A designer teapot isn't about making tea; it is about letting people know that you have a hundred dollars to spend on a teapot.
The construction not about to is often used to express determination: We are not about to negotiate with terrorists. A majority of the Usage Panel considers this usage acceptable in speech but not in formal writing. ·About is traditionally used to refer to the relation between a narrative and its subject: a book about Cézanne; a movie about the Boston Massacre. This use has lately been extended to refer to the relation between various nonlinguistic entities and the things they make manifest, as in The party was mostly about showing off their new offices or His designs are about the use of rough-textured materials. This practice probably originates with the expression That's what it's all about, but it remains controversial. Fifty-nine percent of the Usage Panel rejected this use in the example A designer teapot isn't about making tea; it is about letting people know that you have a hundred dollars to spend on a teapot.
by blii February 20, 2003
Get the about mug.A French acronym used to wish good luck. Abbreviation for the phrase "Merde A La Puissance Treize!" which literally translates to "Shit to the thirteenth power"
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by blii February 19, 2003
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