Peasant oringally refered to the lowest class of society often small farmers, tenants, laborers who had to do hard manual labour to earn a small wage. They lived in poverty.
It is now used as an insult as well. The suggestion being the person or thing being insulted is simple minded, rustic, crude or of a low status then person who is using the insult.
It is mainly used in Australia.
It is now used as an insult as well. The suggestion being the person or thing being insulted is simple minded, rustic, crude or of a low status then person who is using the insult.
It is mainly used in Australia.
'Dude, have you seen that person/object/place it is so peasant!'
'Peasants lived mainly on a diet of soup and bread with little meat.'
'Peasants lived mainly on a diet of soup and bread with little meat.'
by Pixie! July 13, 2006
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so called because they are the preferred method of transport for peasants, and a very poor method of getting from one place to another
so called because they are the preferred method of transport for peasants, and a very poor method of getting from one place to another
chris won't give me a lift into town, so i'l have to get the bloody peasant-wagon. see you in an hour.
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a style of dress characterized by ill-fitting baggy skirts and shawls, scarves, and loads of holes. everywhere.
somewhere inbetween grunge and bohemian.
somewhere inbetween grunge and bohemian.
"nice headscarf, tangerine...i love you in peasant chic. you may want to tie it off at the end, though. it's fraying."
"are you trying to go for peasant chic or something? your left nipple is poking through that hole."
"are you trying to go for peasant chic or something? your left nipple is poking through that hole."
by tangerine kicks daisies March 31, 2009
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From now on, you peasants are dead to me!
by the birds and trees February 27, 2007
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by Sassy Gay Loki September 14, 2012
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After his opponent moved his pawn from c7 to c5, he took it moving his pawn on d5 to c6, so this move was "en passant".
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