When there is not enough food to feed everybody. Usually used for humans, but other animals also suffer.
Famine can be caused by naturally (by drought or excessive rain, by diseases or other factors) or can be man-made (by war or political matters) or even a mix of both (those in power take advantage of the food shortage for their own gain).
Famine can be caused by naturally (by drought or excessive rain, by diseases or other factors) or can be man-made (by war or political matters) or even a mix of both (those in power take advantage of the food shortage for their own gain).
Natural case point: Europe's Great Famine of 1315-1317, when a spell of cold weather and heavy rains ruined crops, driving people to infanticide, child abandonment, and cannibalism.
Man-made case point: the Holodomor in 1932 Ukraine, when Stalin's policies of collectivism starved up to ten million Ukrainians, driving some to cannibalism to survive. Most of the victims were peasants who had their crops, livestock, and food stolen from them pointblank by "activist" soldiers.
Mixture case-point: Irish potato famine (An Gorta Mor) of 1845-1849, when a blight ruined potato crops and excess grain exports on the part of British authorities starved over a million Irish peasants and caused a similar number of people to flee from Ireland.
The Donner Party, whose poor choice of shortcuts cost them many resources and precious days before winter, suffered their own famine in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Man-made case point: the Holodomor in 1932 Ukraine, when Stalin's policies of collectivism starved up to ten million Ukrainians, driving some to cannibalism to survive. Most of the victims were peasants who had their crops, livestock, and food stolen from them pointblank by "activist" soldiers.
Mixture case-point: Irish potato famine (An Gorta Mor) of 1845-1849, when a blight ruined potato crops and excess grain exports on the part of British authorities starved over a million Irish peasants and caused a similar number of people to flee from Ireland.
The Donner Party, whose poor choice of shortcuts cost them many resources and precious days before winter, suffered their own famine in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
by Lorelili April 10, 2010
Get the famine mug.city in michigan. about 30-45 mins from detroit. it's pretty lame. home of the farmington school distict. there are 3 high schools:
north - the smart school
harrison - the sports school....it's becoming really ghetto though because lots of people from detroit are coming over
farmington - umm not really known for anything it's all about hhs and nfhs.
there is absolutely nothing to do in farmington hills it is very, very lame. i can't wait to get the hell out of this shithole city.
north - the smart school
harrison - the sports school....it's becoming really ghetto though because lots of people from detroit are coming over
farmington - umm not really known for anything it's all about hhs and nfhs.
there is absolutely nothing to do in farmington hills it is very, very lame. i can't wait to get the hell out of this shithole city.
by shayyyshayyy October 13, 2008
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A form of farming performed by homosexuals which entails clogging up a toilet at a gay bar with toilet paper, waiting for another male to come in and take a shit into the clogged toilet, then retrieving the shitstick, wrapping it in a condom, freezing it, and using the frozen piece of shit as a fetish object/masturbation aid.
by Tyhou January 12, 2010
Get the Gay Farming mug.Hating something for the fact that everybody else likes it, not for the fact that the "thing" is good or bad.
For instance, hating a band even though you've never even heard their music simply because everyone loves the band.
For instance, hating a band even though you've never even heard their music simply because everyone loves the band.
He's anti-fadding, because he likes Final Fantasy himself, but he claims to hate it because he hates the fanbase.
by Rabid Nozomi January 2, 2009
Get the anti-fadding mug.Raising farm animals for human consumption solely for profit, without regard to humane farm practices, human and animal health concerns, environmental sustainability, or farm worker safety.
Before Wilbur was rescued from a factory farm he was kept with 19 other pigs in a tiny concrete pen without any access to the outdoors. His tail was cut off without anesthesia when he was just a little piglet and soon after he developed respiratory disease from the lack of clean, fresh air. The stench of feces and urine inside the factory was overwhelming, but it's all Wilbur knew. Being a normal pig, Wilbur is as smart as a dog or a three year old human, but he couldn't figure out how to free himself from factory farming. Lucky for him, some kind people rescued Wilbur and now he gets to live out the rest of his life on a beautiful farm with mud puddles to play in and grass to roll around on.
by Elaine Vigneault December 4, 2007
Get the factory farming mug.The act of pwning someone in SSF4 (Super Street Fighter 4) while using Vega. This word arrived from a small town in Texas named Friona where 1 young mexican/spanior guy who lived in a trailer home with nothing else to do but to play games began saying this word after every win on xbox live.
Ulga:take that you flaming queer (playing as ryu)
Oscar:haha cant hit me (playing as Vega)
Ulga: Hadoken!!!!!
Oscar:too slow you nub nub
(Vega wins)
Oscar: come back after some practice noob, ha ha Straight Farming
Ulga:NOOO!..... damn farmers
Oscar:haha cant hit me (playing as Vega)
Ulga: Hadoken!!!!!
Oscar:too slow you nub nub
(Vega wins)
Oscar: come back after some practice noob, ha ha Straight Farming
Ulga:NOOO!..... damn farmers
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