by rekoleon June 5, 2017
Get the emptying the propane tank mug.Someone puffed up with his own importance but really having little effect on the lives of others. It is often used as an insult to disparage others who really don’t deserve the title. The true empty suit, which conjures up the image of a business suit of clothing without a person, really doesn’t know what he or she is doing. He or she is ineffectual, perhaps a phony, and is about as relevant or helpful as a suit hanging on a rack.
To call someone an empty suit implies that you think they are a complete waste of time. Editorials on politicians love to use the term empty suit to describe people seeking presidential office. This or that politician is just “an empty suit,” to quote the words of numerous political critics, and is thus undeserving of our attention.
Some politicians do deserve the title. A senator with a very poor voting record, or failure to attend senate sessions could clearly be called an empty suit because he is not really performing the job for which he was elected. On the other hand, some politicians may advertise themselves as “not just an empty suit” in order to distinguish themselves from their implied empty suit peers.
To call someone an empty suit implies that you think they are a complete waste of time. Editorials on politicians love to use the term empty suit to describe people seeking presidential office. This or that politician is just “an empty suit,” to quote the words of numerous political critics, and is thus undeserving of our attention.
Some politicians do deserve the title. A senator with a very poor voting record, or failure to attend senate sessions could clearly be called an empty suit because he is not really performing the job for which he was elected. On the other hand, some politicians may advertise themselves as “not just an empty suit” in order to distinguish themselves from their implied empty suit peers.
Barack Obama is a real empty suit. He's never accomplished anything of importance as a politician, yet he earns the praise of millions of United States citizens.
by Austin Day July 8, 2007
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by Mospaniard May 31, 2006
Get the empty pockets mug.A going away party held in a soon-to-be-vacant former residence, once all furniture and belongings have been removed. This type of party is advantageous as nothing can get broken.
by pmauro2001 June 4, 2007
Get the empty-house party mug.To take every pill in your medicine cabinet - expression normally used to explain something you would rather do or how you feel. An alternative way of saying you make me want to die
by Abzzmaxx December 31, 2010
Get the Empty The Medicine Cabinet mug.Empty-shirt: A person in law-enforcement or in an authority position that does not do anything or say anything in situations where they are expected to.
Empty-shirt: A cop or officer that is invisible, cowardice, useless and ineffective who is a complete waste of space.
Empty-shirt: A cop or officer that is invisible, cowardice, useless and ineffective who is a complete waste of space.
That officer is an empty-shirt because he never intervenes or says anything if someone is doing something wrong in front of him.
by Vacia Camisa February 19, 2022
Get the Empty-shirt mug.Woman with huge breast implants that stick out like a bookshelf who has no books (brains) to go with it.
Did you see that story of the woman that was fired from her job for being "too sexy"? Well, once you start digging into her background and see some other videos of her, it turns out she's just an empty bookshelf.
by Bob and Lesa July 26, 2010
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