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The People

A condescending term used by egotistical, stuck up "privileged" individuals with abnormally large sums of money (usually politicians) to refer to "ordinary" members of society.
"The people are angry."
by iEatElders May 17, 2018
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bootleg black people

someone who acts like a black person. most commonly seen with the young hispanic community.
hispanic kid 1- "what up my nigga?"
hispanic kid 2- "shit nigga just chillin doin my thang."

white kid- "man look at those bootleg black people"
by leprachaun420 June 8, 2009
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people first language

The practice of using care in language when talking about people with disabilities. For example, one would say "child with a disability" versus "disabled child." This puts the person first and emphasizes the person instead of the disability.
"Person with autism," not "autistic person."
by Unrepentantfenianbastard April 1, 2004
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people first language

A type of speech intended to separate the disability from the person. It has become well accepted by non-disabled people who try to advocate for the disabled, but beyond that has numerous flaws. Disabled and particularly autistic people have complained that it treats the disability like something too terrible to be mentioned, something unimportant, or something that can be easily separated from the person. The awkward phrasing also has the tendency to bring out the disability.
In some cases, this form is grammatically correct, if the name of the disability cannot be transformed into an adjective. An often used example is "child with Down's Syndrome" instead of "Down's Syndrome child". No attempt can change Down's Syndrome, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, etc. into an adjective.
I am autistic, not a person with autism. I could use people first language by calling myself a person with femaleness. Everyone would think it odd, but my gender is less essential to who I am than my neurological configuration.
by InvisibleK October 16, 2005
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OCTOBER 24 - grab your friend and throw them, drag

them, or do anything to them because they're short!

Must be 5'4 or over to throw someone. Everyone under...

you better hide.
Girl1: hey it’s October 21st :)
Girl 2: and what’s that?
Girl 1: national throw short people day:)
Girl 2: please don’t
by scuffsuccs October 24, 2020
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No problem lieutenant sarcasm

the response to the phrase thank you captain obvious which is made when something stupid and obvious has bees said.
by thegirlthatkrumps November 28, 2010
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George Bush doesn't care about black people

A statement made by rapper/musician Kanye West back in 2005 that showed both his astute political ignorance as well as his inability to think before opening his mouth.
(Some natural disaster hits New Orleans/Oakland/Detroit)

Kanye: George Bush doesn't care about black people!

Some guy: Kanye, you's one dumb motherf***er.
by RaptorJesus720 June 9, 2009
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