rip the sleeves off

To "one up" somebody. To make somebody look less kool.

Derived from tearing the sleeves off a leather jacket, turning it into a leather vest.

James Dean: Joe, I've been dyin' since the day I was born.

Joe: Well Jimmy, I've been livin' since the day I was born, and I've been livin' like I'm dyin'.

Bystander: Whoa, Joe! Way to rip the sleeves off James Dean!

rip the sleeves off by Joe Stonewell December 19, 2008

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Sleeves out of my vest

Giving a concession that sounds like something significant and is likely to get accepted as such, but in reality you've given away nothing of value, or something that you would have had to include anyway.

Bill: I gave that treadmill to the guy that bought my car to get him to say yes.

Bob: But you were already planning to give that to charity.

Bill: Exactly. I gave him the sleeves out of my vest.

Sleeves out of my vest by HummusLover May 31, 2011

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Cereal Sleeves

When somebody is being a huge tool and or pissing you off for no apparent reason.

This guy in front of me in line wont get off the phone, he is being a huge cereal sleeves.

Cereal Sleeves by King of the Thrill July 25, 2010

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sleeved

To be covered in tattoos down any appendage. There are "sleeves", which usually refer to arm tattoos that go from shoulder to wrist, "half sleeves" which go from either write to elbow or elbow to shoulder and "leg sleeves", whcih typically cover half or all of a person's leg.

I saw this crazy Giger tattoo that covered a guy's arm. He said he loved being sleeved with Giger.

sleeved by Denis Baldwin February 16, 2004