A syndrome where a group of like situated people hurt those in their community attempting to get ahead.
Often this is applied to people in an impoverished community where one person is starting to get ahead. The collective community becomes jealous or filled with a sense of self-loathing, so they find a way to pull that person back down to the community's level.
Often this is applied to people in an impoverished community where one person is starting to get ahead. The collective community becomes jealous or filled with a sense of self-loathing, so they find a way to pull that person back down to the community's level.
When harvesting crab, the crab as a group will pull down any crab that starts to climb out of the barrel in an attempt to be the first out of the barrel that holds them in, hence crabs-in-a-barrel.
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Happens when a striaght person has a crush on a homosexual man.
Originated when, gay actor, John Barrowman played the incredable sexy Jack Harkness on the remade Doctor Who series.
Originated when, gay actor, John Barrowman played the incredable sexy Jack Harkness on the remade Doctor Who series.
by Crikey3632 November 17, 2010
Get the A Barrowman mug.n. Theoretically, an awful thing. Quite literally though, a barrel, containing any number of assholes that have been previously smashed.
Oh no, holy shit! That girl who just came in the bar - she is uglier than a barrel full of smashed assholes!
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Get the a barrel full of smashed assholes mug."She looks like a barn in Arkansas" In short meaning "she's ugly". A phrase created by the popular Youtuber ChilledChaos in a video of himself and friends playing wheel of fortune.
1. (Direct quote from the video)
Chilled *in southern accent*: "Yeah just like a barn in Arkansas"
Chilled *normal voice*: "what does that mean?"
*southern accent*: "It means she's ugly"
2. Friend 1: Bro did you see that girl I hit up yesterday!?
Friend 2: Bro what you mean? She looks like a barn in Arkansas
Chilled *in southern accent*: "Yeah just like a barn in Arkansas"
Chilled *normal voice*: "what does that mean?"
*southern accent*: "It means she's ugly"
2. Friend 1: Bro did you see that girl I hit up yesterday!?
Friend 2: Bro what you mean? She looks like a barn in Arkansas
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Get the doing a barnse mug.A term often uses as an adjective, to describe something extremely cool. When used in context, exudes the euphoric feeling of actually finding a barrel full of tits.
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