gateway song

Noun. When white people (see stuff white people like) use a single foreign song that has entered mainstream American music, generally through movies, to gain cultural entre into the music of an exotic country/region. By using pandora, related videos feature of youtube, or other tools for finding similar songs the white person is able to build a small, narrow understanding of music from a foreign place. The role of the gateway song is vital in the white person's understanding of a foreign music source because it will be the standard by which all other songs "discovered" in the genre will be judged. However, it is important to realize that the white person will never veer far from the gateway song.

Finally, it must be noted that white people are acutely ashamed of the gateway song because it proves that he/she was completely unaware of a genre of foreign music until exposed by the distinctly unauthentic mainstream media. White people would prefer to be exposed to "world" music from browsing non-chain record stores, study abroad programs, and non-white friends. Bonus would be a combination of a musical "discovery" while falling in love with a foreign person. However, since these more authentic methods of "discovering" "world" music are not always available, gateway songs are a necessary evil for the average white person.

Jai Ho-gateway song to bollywood, anything by Bob Marley-gateway song to reggae, anything by Sean Paul-gateway to reggaeton, 12 girls band version of Clocks etc.

by I-Heart-Shiksas September 16, 2009

gatekeeper

a friend who acts as the perfect third wheel by distracting parents and/or guardians while friends are hooking up nearby

"Hey Amelia, thanks for watching the door the other day while Levi and I were hooking up. You're the best gatekeeper ever!"

by notsohazeleyes August 15, 2015

bill gates

Steve Job's muse.

Also, often accused of crashing things.

Steve Jobs: HAY IM GOING 2 CAPITALIZE UR IDEA
Bill Gates: Okay, just make sure you give me credit.
Steve Jobs: HAHA FAGGOT U SUCK! IM S0 B3TT3R THAN U, N00B.
Bill Gates: ...

by OLOL February 3, 2007

the gates

the gates, a rather famous art exhibit hitting the city of new york last winter, featuring large "saffron" panels of fabric on square frame, was most famous for its utter lack of point. While some art critics loved cristo's open-ended declaration of art, of allowing the viewers to make up their own meanings for the exhibit, others, and many civillians, were stuck by the utter meaninglessness of the project, as the pieces of fabric resembled lawn decorations.

also, more broadly, an example of anything utterly useless and ridiculous, on a grand scale.

I went to see the gates in central park last year, and didn't understand it.

This is as useless as the gates, man.

by antisan January 7, 2006

eight inner gates

Eight Inner Gates: If you go extremely fast while jacking off, and in each gate, you ejaculate even harder and harder. When you reach the eighth gate, you can then stick your penis in and out of a girl and eventually die, which is obvious for the eighth gate, but you become a sex god.

Person 1: Yo, how did it go last night on pornhub?
Person 2: AMAZING, I WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE SEVENTH GATE AND WAS EJACULATING SO HARD!!!
Person 1: Pssh, I went to the eighth gate and my girl loves me because im a god in bed.
Person 2: Oh no, you went to the maximum of eight inner gates so now you might die!
Person 1: It doesn't mat-

by theboss190 December 31, 2020

Panic at the gates

When in an work situation your boss demands that you have a report on his desk by yesterday you experience panic at the gates. A high pressured work deadline.

The manager called in yesterday and wanted my project outline by tomorrow! Panic at the gates!

by Dr Evil Secretary December 8, 2004

Gatekeepers

Overgrown chest hair that drapes over your entire nipple, blocking it from view.

Brian loves it when LeeAnn tugs on his Gatekeepers.

by Biff38 January 29, 2007