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rosso

a total aim machine
OMG OMG Im soo 1337 i can HS u!!!
OMG OMG i got HSed u hax0


Also see lamer, haxor, cheater, aimbot
CS CS CS!!1 I haev t3h ch34tzz!!11!1
"i t0tally pnwed u. u r so a n00b and i am so leet"
by whoknow February 18, 2005
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rossatron

Word used by ross geller in friends to describe himself while he was grappling with the fact that rachel was such a whore she'd given him every STD known to man in one brief office clinch
Yo homes, yo know what the rossatron be sayin aht
by Heinrich muller September 3, 2003
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Rossin'

smoking anything weather it be weed or blacks or anything else
dude were rossin' it right now
by Satori movement March 28, 2008
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ROSSTARD

Some one who is so bad at squash you may think that person is retarded
man you lost 10 - 0 your such a Rosstard
by randomrick June 24, 2011
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Getting Rossy

Meaning

Act in a boastful, self-promoting manner.

Origin

The term in its present form is 19th century. Anthony Trollope, in his work Australia and new Zealand, 1873 observed:

"In the colonies..when a gentleman be getting rossy"

That is clearly commenting on what must already have been a well-known phrase, although there aren't known printed citations to support that from before 1873. The use of 'getting' is interesting too, as that matches the current US use as a slang term to describe anything bad or worthless.

Much earlier, there is an example of what appears to be the same meaning as blowing your own trumpet, from Miles Coverdale's The second tome or volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus upon the Newe Testament, 1549:

"Let them never so muche with their blasyng wordes boaste themselves."

Blasing is no longer used in that context, but in the 16th century is thought to have meant boastful.

The King James Version of the Bible, 1611 also includes a warning against boastfully 'getting rossy', although not in those precise words:

6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

6:2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not get a rossy before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

6:3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

6:4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Anyone will tell you he's one of the best businessmen we've got, although he'd never be seen getting rossy.
Anyone will tell you he's one of the best businessmen we've got, although he'd never be seen getting rossy.
by Stephen M. Ross May 30, 2008
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Merrick and Rosso

Funnnnyyyyy!Merrick is known only for his dog voice that he puts on when he prank calls people and Rosso can read the time! They are the funniest people in the world! THE WORLD!!!
Merrick and Rosso are funny, hey bro?
by silly August 25, 2003
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Rosso

Retarded redneck who is also gay. He laughs like a total idiot and is the worst speaker ever.
Disknfbjdbjg dhbgdhbdjhbdj fksldhfklshfsjdem teachers are da skhfb stuupid!
by Matt January 26, 2005
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