From the Spanish phrase "Rayar la pintura" which means to damage the relationship, usually but not always by cheating on a partner.
Bill was a philanderer, his friends all knew that he had been scratching the paint off his marriage for years.
Charlene's tantrums caused John to feel that she'd been scratching the paint on their relationship.
Charlene's tantrums caused John to feel that she'd been scratching the paint on their relationship.
by Alsatian_Farmer January 10, 2017
Get the scratching the paint mug.Sex position in which the man enters the woman with her legs on his shoulders while at the same time she scratches his beard.
Caitlin and I totally did the Scratching Post last night. I don't know if the sex or the beard scratches felt better.
by Brclifford January 24, 2017
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A term that is used as an excuse for when you’re caught jerking one out. Could also mean jerking off in general.
Guy 1: Hey man we’re you just wanking it?!?!
Guy 2: Nah, just scratching my knee.
Guy 1: Oh, alright, continue scratching your knee then.
Guy 2: Nah, just scratching my knee.
Guy 1: Oh, alright, continue scratching your knee then.
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Get the scratching the dj mug.Refers to incessantly scrolling on a smartphone, which has a glass screen. Used as a pejorative, with the connotation of doing something ineffectual, unproductive, and/or even harmful to oneself.
Brings up imagery of someone making pictures or writing on frosted glass to pass the time, or someone trying to make a permanent mark on a glass pane with just their fingernail but ends up breaking their own fingernail.
glass-scratcher (noun)
1. someone who spends a lot of time on their phone, usually scrolling through social media, but can playing games, etc., usually to their own detriment (e.g. social seclusion, inability to get out of bed without checking their social media feed, etc.)
2. someone who spends a lot of time trying to gain attention and/or influence on social media, but doesn't make much difference, and their obsession ends up harming them in some way, (e.g. getting into arguments online, fans turning on them, etc.). Can be used as a synonym for 'bluetick' (someone verified on Twitter), 'clicktivist', etc.
Brings up imagery of someone making pictures or writing on frosted glass to pass the time, or someone trying to make a permanent mark on a glass pane with just their fingernail but ends up breaking their own fingernail.
glass-scratcher (noun)
1. someone who spends a lot of time on their phone, usually scrolling through social media, but can playing games, etc., usually to their own detriment (e.g. social seclusion, inability to get out of bed without checking their social media feed, etc.)
2. someone who spends a lot of time trying to gain attention and/or influence on social media, but doesn't make much difference, and their obsession ends up harming them in some way, (e.g. getting into arguments online, fans turning on them, etc.). Can be used as a synonym for 'bluetick' (someone verified on Twitter), 'clicktivist', etc.
I wasted all day scratching glass; I checked Facebook, then Snapchat, then went on Pinterest and just scrolled for hours. I think I have a problem.
Joe Hildebrand is such a glass-scratcher. He spends so much time on Twitter but only has a few followers, and then he comes on Channel 10 and can't hold a proper conversation. Why does he bother trying to be a celebrity when he can't engage in social interaction outside of Twitter?
Joe Hildebrand is such a glass-scratcher. He spends so much time on Twitter but only has a few followers, and then he comes on Channel 10 and can't hold a proper conversation. Why does he bother trying to be a celebrity when he can't engage in social interaction outside of Twitter?
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Get the scratching mug.Australian idiom: to deal with a matter only in the most superficial way. Similar to American ‘Scratching the surface’, but meaning different to ‘Scratching the cervix’
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