Person 1: I love the outdoors. I just shipped a new 100% polyester PFAS-treated tent from Japan and I’m going to take it when I go off-roading in my Jeep this weekend.
Person 2: Dude, don’t you think that’s kind of environmental appropriation?
Person 1: But it’s from REI…
Person 2: Dude, don’t you think that’s kind of environmental appropriation?
Person 1: But it’s from REI…
by SaveOurselves79 April 15, 2024
When you are a bad singer and try to cover Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" and so you get awfully out of pitch and then someone tries to sing it too and also get out of pitch and so they are appropriating your culture of getting out of pitch.
John: *singing I Will Always Love You out of pitch*
Mary: *also singing I Will Always Love You out of pitch*
John: Hey, I got out of pitch first. Stop appropriating my vocal capacities, that's vocal appropriation!
Mary: *also singing I Will Always Love You out of pitch*
John: Hey, I got out of pitch first. Stop appropriating my vocal capacities, that's vocal appropriation!
by youhadmeatok January 31, 2016
Things, clothes, music, movies, games, etc. that are suitable for school.
(I.e. not violent, indecent, provocative or profane)
although most music isn't really that school appropriate
(I.e. not violent, indecent, provocative or profane)
although most music isn't really that school appropriate
by Wild_Lil_Horse September 22, 2022
Example of sub-cultural appropriation:
"Omg Becky, where did you get that trasher shirt I LOVE it."
"I got it at target! It was in the sub-cultural appropriation aisle, next to The Grateful Dead, Nirvana, and Harley Davidson March!"
"Omg Becky, where did you get that trasher shirt I LOVE it."
"I got it at target! It was in the sub-cultural appropriation aisle, next to The Grateful Dead, Nirvana, and Harley Davidson March!"
by Terpthederp September 15, 2020
when someone appropriates their own culture for attention and monetary gain. In contrasts to sell outs they are selling in. They are selling goods, particularly through the media, within their culture for a profit. They have little interests in their personal lives. They will normally end up marrying outside their race and living outside their community. However, they believe they are making a positive in their community. Instead they are sending conflicting messages.
Donald and Jordan are not aware of their conflicting appropriation. They want to bring awareness to racial issues through entertainment. Yet they show little interest in their personal life.
by Saharah Niles June 22, 2022
The act of copying someone's technique or moves in sports to enhance your own performance. athletic skill, athlete, basketball, football, baseball, hockey, NCAA, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college sports, professional sports, star athlete, cultural appropriation
I saw you pull that triple crossover, you faked that guy out of his shoes. I got that from you after I saw your last game. Hey that's athletic appropriation, but that's okay-I got mad skills.
by joecoolthefool September 08, 2016
Foreigners come to a country, purchase or steal land and then develop it as their own while forcing out native inhabitants or using them as cheap labor. cultural appropriation, aborigines, native americans, America, stealing,steal, redistribute, conquer, manifest destiny, claim
Jamaica is a beautiful land, but the super rich have come in here and used territorial appropriation to take over the entire island.
by joecoolthefool January 12, 2016