Like the burden of proof, but for instant messaging. When two people (usually acquaintances and not close friends) are messaging each other, the burden of replying is on the person who did not send the last reply. In other words, that person is the one who has to decide whether they want to continue the conversation or not, and if they do, they must be the one to send a reply or the conversation is over (unless the other person double texts).
Mary: When's the last time you talked to Joe?
Sue: Oh, I texted him this morning but he stopped replying so I think he was busy or something. I'm just going to wait until he texts first; the burden of replying is on him, after all.
Mary: True.
Sue: Oh, I texted him this morning but he stopped replying so I think he was busy or something. I'm just going to wait until he texts first; the burden of replying is on him, after all.
Mary: True.
by oatmeal__forbrains November 10, 2015
Get the burden of replying mug.A relatively tame and casual dismissal of a third party for their tiresome personalities or actions; typically used by passive aggressive people who are too polite to directly vent their frustrations
N: Did you hear that Vinay did none of the allocated group work for today's seminar?
M(internally): That fucking asshat tryna screw over all our lives with his incompetence
M: I know dude, he's "such a burden "
M(internally): That fucking asshat tryna screw over all our lives with his incompetence
M: I know dude, he's "such a burden "
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The best private school in Washington DC.
It used to be a stoner school and still kinda is
everyone at Burke is beautiful and you'd think we were models
All of our teachers are either gay, ex-hippies, ex-marines or just plain crazy
If you go to Friendship Heights or Bethesda, we're always there.
We get random Jewish Holidays off because we have all those Jews at our school.
Sedwell Friends, GDS, WIS and Field ain't got nothing on us
It used to be a stoner school and still kinda is
everyone at Burke is beautiful and you'd think we were models
All of our teachers are either gay, ex-hippies, ex-marines or just plain crazy
If you go to Friendship Heights or Bethesda, we're always there.
We get random Jewish Holidays off because we have all those Jews at our school.
Sedwell Friends, GDS, WIS and Field ain't got nothing on us
"I went to a party last night and saw some baked Edmund Burke School kids,"
"All those Field kids wish they went to Edmund Burke School,"
"All those Field kids wish they went to Edmund Burke School,"
by Edmund Burke III December 20, 2008
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by roguebonerz December 8, 2016
Get the birkenshocked mug.Tom’s been in the toilet for half an hour. He’s definitely done a Burtenshaw.
Mate, I had such an awkward experience last night. My mum walked in on me Burtenshawing.
Mate, I had such an awkward experience last night. My mum walked in on me Burtenshawing.
by J4A November 28, 2018
Get the Burtenshaw mug.Teenage girls/young adults who wear clothing items just because of brand status(I.e.:Birkenstocks) and wear lots of makeup. They might also use vaporizers and have douche boyfriends.
Singular
Person 1:Mark has a girlfriend, right?
Person 2:Yeah, but she is kind of Birkenspast.
Plural
Person 1:why don’t we go talk to those girls?
Person 2:Nah, they’re all Birkenspasten.
Person 1:Mark has a girlfriend, right?
Person 2:Yeah, but she is kind of Birkenspast.
Plural
Person 1:why don’t we go talk to those girls?
Person 2:Nah, they’re all Birkenspasten.
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