Everyday verbal or nonverbal slights or insults, whether intentional or unintentional, which communicate derogatory messages that target people based solely upon their marginalized group membership.
Examples of microaggressions:
White person: "You don't act like a normal black person."
Black person: "What do you mean?"
White person: "You're just so intelligent and well-spoken. You just don't act like the rest of them."
Black person: "The rest of them?"
White person: "No, I didn't mean it like that. It's really a compliment."
Straight person: "So which one of you is the woman?"
Gay person #1: "What?"
Straight person: "Which one is the woman in the relationship?"
Gay person #2: "Um... neither one of us. We're both men."
Male: "What are you studying?"
Female: "Physics."
Male: "Huh? Oh, you want to be a teacher!"
Female: "No, I want to be a physicist."
Male: "Are you sure? That's a difficult job. I don't think you're fit for it."
White person: "You don't act like a normal black person."
Black person: "What do you mean?"
White person: "You're just so intelligent and well-spoken. You just don't act like the rest of them."
Black person: "The rest of them?"
White person: "No, I didn't mean it like that. It's really a compliment."
Straight person: "So which one of you is the woman?"
Gay person #1: "What?"
Straight person: "Which one is the woman in the relationship?"
Gay person #2: "Um... neither one of us. We're both men."
Male: "What are you studying?"
Female: "Physics."
Male: "Huh? Oh, you want to be a teacher!"
Female: "No, I want to be a physicist."
Male: "Are you sure? That's a difficult job. I don't think you're fit for it."
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-they cook things fast
-They can cook things in 60 seconds when an oven may take 60 minutes
-Things heat up fast and end soon
-There is usually a time limit programmed in
-they cook things fast
-They can cook things in 60 seconds when an oven may take 60 minutes
-Things heat up fast and end soon
-There is usually a time limit programmed in
It is pointless for six graders to date because they almost always end up in a microwave relationship.
by !!andrea!! January 3, 2009
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WHat you say when you've done something stupid. This expression catches peoples attention and should not be used in a professional environment. In the right scenario, it can illict laughter. Also used when you've forgotten something important.
For extra effect say: oh my god i forgot to microwave the baby
For extra effect say: oh my god i forgot to microwave the baby
Dave: Hey Jim, did you remember everthing?
Jim: Umm, i think so- OH MY GOD I MICROWAVED THE BABY!
Shawn: I think thats everything... i packed clothes, locked the door, gave a key to the neighbors...
Brenda: Are you forgetting something
Shawn: *PAUSES* OH MY GOD I FORGOT TO MICROWAVE THE BABY!
Jim: Umm, i think so- OH MY GOD I MICROWAVED THE BABY!
Shawn: I think thats everything... i packed clothes, locked the door, gave a key to the neighbors...
Brenda: Are you forgetting something
Shawn: *PAUSES* OH MY GOD I FORGOT TO MICROWAVE THE BABY!
by theguitaristwiththeskills March 8, 2010
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Get the microsoft edge mug.You wouldn't have thought it to look at it, but that damn burrito was full of microwaveablelessness.
The space shuttle Columbia was lacking in microwavablelessness.
The space shuttle Columbia was lacking in microwavablelessness.
by kyle b April 29, 2005
Get the microwaveablelessness mug.The second most unhealthy type of microwaveable foods. Delicious and satisfying, but capable of ruining your digestive normality. You're better off taking a laxitive, but what tastes better.
by Burrito Bandit August 21, 2009
Get the Microwaveable Burrito mug.1. A flat sheet of microfilm in a form suitable for filing, usually measuring around 4 by 6 in. and containing microreproductions, as of printed or graphic matter, in a grid pattern.
2. Where Mr. T can/will punch you.
2. Where Mr. T can/will punch you.
1. "Here's a dossier with his current likeness done in microfiche, sir." "Thank you Private, you are dismissed.
2. "I only pity the foo till I have ta punch em in his microfiche, sucka."
2. "I only pity the foo till I have ta punch em in his microfiche, sucka."
by TabGuy February 25, 2010
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