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poverty level

(ECONOMICS) an official definition of poverty, in which one third of one's income is spent on food. "Food," here, is defined as the most cost-effective way of meeting basic nutritional needs.

The definition has one advantage, which is that researchers can get comparable information about poverty for any country in the world. The disadvantage is that it's arbitrary (why one third? why food? why not shelter, health care, and heating?); the other is that the cost of living varies dramatically in different neighborhoods in different cities of different US states, yet the poverty level is the same (expressed in dollar amounts) everywhere in a given country.

A better measure is the self-sufficiency standard.
Living under the official poverty level can be a lot worse in affluent communities like San Francisco, where the cost of basic necessities is very high. On the other hand, it's also a lot worse in areas such as rural Mississippi, where public amenities (such as libraries equipped with computers for public use) are rare.
by Primus Intra Pares July 12, 2010
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The Carpenter's Level

Sitting in a tub of water and farting while squeezing your legs together and trying to keep the fart bubble from coming out below your knees.By carefully raising or lowering your legs you can actually contain the bubble midway between the anus and the knees,thus attaining level.
Doing the carpenter's level in the tub is almost like playing one of those B-B in the maze games.
by wolfbait51 May 5, 2011
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level

Verb or noun. A joke or comment not meant to be taken seriously, but presented in a serious manner.

Thought of as a "cool" thing to do on various websites; the level also functions as a get out of jail free card when your comment is decisively shown to be silly or misinformed because you can claim you were "just levelling".

The term originates from the question of whether you take the comment seriously depending on the "level" you are thinking. In a game of poker, the levels of thinking are:

level 0 = thinking about the cards you're holding
level 1 = thinking about the cards your opponent is holding
level 2 = thinking about what your opponent thinks you are holding
level 3 = thinking about what your opponent thinks you think he his holding
etc
Person 1 - Generic ridiculous stupid comment.

Person 2 - I really hope you are levelling here.

Person 1 - No I'm serious.

Person 3 - Haha you're stupid, you should have left it as a level.
by David Sklansky January 2, 2009
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thats a whole new level of what the fuck

basically what it says, thats a whole new level of what the fuck. its so crazy, its a whole new level
Dude: Bro, did you know what happened at that party?!
Other dude: Yeah, that sick shit man. thats a whole new level of what the fuck!!
by fuckingnewlevel October 5, 2009
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LL Level

LL Level is your L33tness (leet - elite) Level. Most commonly used to express your state of well being.
The LL is way up there dude!

Yeah like that is a totaly fly ride!

For shure!
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"A" levels

a term for anal sex commonly used in the UK
It is not uncommon nowadays for prostitutes to offer "A" levels for no extra compensation.
by Bad Doggie December 1, 2007
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on my level

your level is the point where you are high and/or drunk up to the point where you seemingly recognize and are familiar your fucked up state.

being below your level means you are not yet too fucked up, and being above your level means you are so fucked up you should probably chill out with the jager.
i'm grounded for summer because i came home last night on my level; my parents were pissed.
by sk8ergirl14 June 15, 2011
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