relationship pardon

Where, typically at the end of a relationship, one or usually both parties extend forgiveness for all bad acts performed during the course of the relationship.
Ex 1: You never apologized for x.
Ex 2: I didn't have to. It was covered under the relationship pardon.
by cogitheum@mac.com February 05, 2009
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pedagogy complex

A sexual or romantic preoccupation with the student/teacher relationship. This does not have to be literal, and does not have to be sick. It applies when one is turned on by teaching or learning from another person.
Ling is new to the States and doesn't speak English very well. I have a huge pedagogy complex, and I love teaching her English whenever we go out.
by cogitheum@mac.com March 07, 2009
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hanging out my shingle

When a professional (especially a lawyer), rather than looking for a job, just goes and finds clients. This takes guts and a willingness to work constantly for precious little money in exchange for autonomy.
Law student 1: Hey, you made top 10%. I bet you could get that $160,000 opening at Rob, Ewe, and Howe!

Law student 2: Fuck those guys. I don't want to kiss ass for the next 20 years. I'm hanging out my shingle.
by cogitheum@mac.com February 07, 2009
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retirement plan

A large caliber handgun kept by one who does not want to get old, so that he won't have to.
"What the Hell are you doing with a .50 Desert Eagle that you've never used?"

"That's just my retirement plan."
by cogitheum@mac.com March 07, 2009
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Long live

The English say Long live the king/queen when they die.

The saying can be adopted to express relief or just acknowledgment that something is over.
I took my last final today. Long live 1Ls.
by cogitheum@mac.com May 07, 2009
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country matters

old slang term for sexual relations.

I write separately only because it would be a shame to not quote Shakespeare on this one.
Hamlet: Lady, shall I lie in your lap?
Ophelia: No, my lord.
Hamlet: I mean my head upon your lap.
Ophelia: Aye, my lord.
Hamlet: Or did you think I meant country matters?
Ophelia: I think nothing, my lord.
Hamlet: That's a fair thought, to lie between maid's legs.
by cogitheum@mac.com February 23, 2009
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categorical imperative

A definition with teeth.

Professors will have you study this forever. Here's what you need to know. It means what it sounds like: an imperative (commandment) that you either follow, or you'll be reclassified as immoral.

Kant had his, and many people think his was the only one, but it's not true. A categorical imperative is a definition-based morality. Even the Utilitarians use them.
What will happen if I do something immoral?

You'll have done something immoral.

Oh, it's a categorical imperative.
by cogitheum@mac.com May 04, 2009
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