Kent
1) A phrase used to describe something or someone superficially pleasing but without real substance.
2) A person that is superficial, vain and oblivious to the fact that people find him/her annoying and dull.
3) Can also be used to describe someone or something that is genuinely cool.
2) A person that is superficial, vain and oblivious to the fact that people find him/her annoying and dull.
3) Can also be used to describe someone or something that is genuinely cool.
"Those new diamond coated shoes are so Kent"
"I met this guy at the bar who was so Kent I thought I was going to throw up"
Background: This word was originated by myself on August 13,1994 in Ganges, B.C. Canada. It is based on a person who I worked with at the time who exhibited all of the above traits. I started describing things that I thought resembled or embodied Kent's behaviour as 'Kent'. Interestingly enough I was able to incorporate the term into the everyday language of a large number of people who had no idea who 'Kent' was. I have since heard it used in the U.S. and Canada by people I have no connection to. The original Kent never understood why people used his name to describe things and probably decided, in his mind, that they were complimenting him.
"I met this guy at the bar who was so Kent I thought I was going to throw up"
Background: This word was originated by myself on August 13,1994 in Ganges, B.C. Canada. It is based on a person who I worked with at the time who exhibited all of the above traits. I started describing things that I thought resembled or embodied Kent's behaviour as 'Kent'. Interestingly enough I was able to incorporate the term into the everyday language of a large number of people who had no idea who 'Kent' was. I have since heard it used in the U.S. and Canada by people I have no connection to. The original Kent never understood why people used his name to describe things and probably decided, in his mind, that they were complimenting him.
Kent by Wes the dub December 10, 2008
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