Respectability

The quality of a man that has gained the the esteem, reverence, and awe of his family, peers, and co-workers.

Every man needs it; every woman seeks it.

John Wayne is a man who has gained much respectability throughout the course of his life.

by Apollo1134 July 17, 2011

respectability

is what you achieve when you have managed a 1000 posts on a web based forum, preferably a Formula 1 forum.

1000 posts 1000 posts, respectability has been achieved!

by Jefferson Davis May 3, 2004

respectability politics

Refers to attempts by marginalized groups to police their own members and show their social values as being continuous and compatible with mainstream values rather than challenging the mainstream for its failure to accept difference.

Person 1: If black people get an education, pull up their pants, and stop committing crimes, then they will never have to worry about negative encounters with the police.

Person 2: Please can that respectability politics mess. James Blake went to Harvard, was a star athlete, and never committed a crime, but that didn't prevent an officer in the NYPD from tackling and body slamming him to the ground.

by Hiram Getz November 5, 2015

respectability junkie

a small minded individual(quite often Irish)who aspires to nothing more in life than acquiring job, mortgage, girlfriend in order to fit in with his/her equally small minded peers

"Edmunter with his lies and his sh*t garden parties is such a respectability junkie"

by clairef August 3, 2008

Respectability Protection

Respectability Protection is offering protection only to those who meet certain traditional, conventional and patriarchal standards.

They didn’t defend or help her because they felt that she didn’t fall into the category of Respectability Protection because she is a stripper.

by MrsB January 31, 2021