bright eyed and bushy tailed

Excited and attentive. Reffering to squirrels.

As in 'Here is my new kindergarten class, all bright eyed and bushy tailed.' The allusion here is to the appearance of a squirrel, which with its beady eyes and bushy tail looks ready for anything. 1930s

by Richard H G Bittner July 10, 2006

bright (noun)

A bright is a person who has a naturalistic worldview.
A bright's worldview is free of supernatural and mystical elements.
The ethics and actions of a bright are based on a naturalistic worldview.

Although I am an atheist, I prefer to call myself a bright because the term "bright" expresses what I am, whereas the term "atheist" defines me in terms of what I am not.

by naturalistic September 3, 2005

bright eyes

indie band thats headed by Conor Oberst and various friends of his.

No Lies, Just Love made me want to Love, Fuck, and Die at the same time.

by Kaitlin October 8, 2003

sarah brightman

A remarkable soprano with a terrific range. Sarah is well-known for her work in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, where she famously portrayed Christine Daae. She is an extremely able singer whose range peaks in the whistle register.

Sarah Brightman's beautiful voice has made her very successful.

by Pitti-Sing June 23, 2006

brightism

A tall tale told by an individual where 100% of the content is total poppycock.

I heard an awesome BRIGHTISM today. This guy at the gym said he unleashed a colony of centipedes in his house to take care of the spider problem.

by Johnny Poopenstein July 22, 2009

Brighten

An unsigned indie rock band from Chico, California consisting of:
Justin Richards (vocals, guitar)
Alex Draper (Bass)
and temporary members:
Austin Gibbs (guitar)
Ben Spear (drums)
Previous members:
Jimmy Richards (drums)

Jimmy quit the band and left to go to Africa just a month or so ago in early July of 2008.

They released the album King vs. Queen in 2007. They have 2 EPs out, Ready When You Are which was released in 2005, and Early Love which just came out today, September 2nd, 2008.

"My favorite band is BRIGHTEN, they're the best thing ever."

by Hailey471238905 October 20, 2008

Mr. Brightside

Someone who knows his girlfriend is cheating on him, or at least messing around with a bunch of other guys, but chooses to ignore it because he can't resist her.

Made popular by The Killers's song, "Mr. Brightside."

"Dude, Jeffery's girl is over there making out with some guy! Does he know about it?"

"Yeah, but he's a Mr. Brightside, so he just ignores it."

by Allison Silsbee November 8, 2009