When you offset the act of downloading a copyrighted movie by checking with a friend to see if they have either seen it at the theatre or bought it on DVD.
Pauline had already seen "Star Wars - Episode 19" in a theatre, so Barney was pirate neutral when he downloaded it from one of the Torrent sites.
by Wonfuji January 29, 2009
Get the pirate neutralmug. 1: A political identity where an individual chooses not to support a particular political party. It is important to be careful not to confuse this with being apolitical.
2: A situation where an individual chooses not to take a stance on a political issue, or they decide to establish their own unique political view on that issue that is not being held by any major political party, for any reason. Some people believe this can be a source of privilege, but that depends on what they did, what the issue was, and why they did it.
2: A situation where an individual chooses not to take a stance on a political issue, or they decide to establish their own unique political view on that issue that is not being held by any major political party, for any reason. Some people believe this can be a source of privilege, but that depends on what they did, what the issue was, and why they did it.
Practicing political neutrality can allow an individual to have a wider array of options when attempting to address a variety of different issues; as well as ensure that needs and desires of the people are being handled adequately. (To help you understand the GIF I chose for this, imagine the ball is a certain political issue the government would like to address, the two dogs fighting over the ball are the mainstream political parties clashing over which of their solutions will best address the issue, the dog who backed away represents an individual who has chosen not take a stance on that issue, and the dog who stuck their head in between the two dogs heads represents an individual who has made their own unique view on that issue because they don't agree with the views held by either of the political parties fighting over the ball.)
by Vanguard 1998 May 26, 2021
Get the Political neutralitymug. A belief that individual/group should not take a side on a controversial topic and doesn't intervene in others' business. The individual/group will respond to criticism and controversial topics in a positive manner.
Jimmy, a supporter of Positive Neutralism chose to stay quiet and not to provoke the situation during a fight between a group of students.
by Daboyindaship June 12, 2018
Get the Positive Neutralismmug. when you rev up your engine and drop your gear from neutral to drive usually done on automatic cars.
Also known as a a neutral drop.
Also known as a a neutral drop.
by sidmon69 October 13, 2019
Get the neutral slammug. This is a 'person type' who you would find in a group of male friends. This person is neutral in 'group importance' but shows pronounced elements of cool.
by NeutralCool March 2, 2011
Get the Neutral Coolmug. Bro-neutral: Remaining neutral when your friends argue among themselves, even when they request your opinion.
Kiersten watched as her friends argued over a billiard rule, but she declared herself to be "bro-neutral", like Switzerland.
by Beccaaaa72 December 12, 2015
Get the bro-neutralmug. adjectival phrase: describes one who is unpersuaded of both the merits and the demerits of skub.
Also see: askubist
Also see: askubist
by MungoChatney February 18, 2007
Get the skub neutralmug.