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Empty Barrel

A phrase first used by Plato, "an empty barrel makes the most noise". Used to describe a vacuous person, of low moral character. See: All Hat and No Cattle.
by Ironbar October 20, 2017
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empty skirt

A female politician that is not fit for office but has many people fooled into thinking she is.

An empty skirt is a female politician who is full of empty rhetoric but knows how to energize other low-intellectuals by winking or using populist terms such as "joe six pack" or "real America" in her speeches to gain supporters.

A female version of an empty suit.
Sarah Palin is an empty skirt because she tdoesnt make any sense when she talks and she uses {winks} and "you betcha!" to win blue-collar votes.
by David S King July 10, 2009
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empty warhead

And people don't understand why we're the most hated nation in the world.
by bigtones March 26, 2005
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empty barrel

United States Congress Woman Frederica Wilson (D) Florida.
Congress woman Wilson is nothing but an Empty Barrel.
by the_real_zacker October 20, 2017
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empty barrel

An idiot or stupid person who has no idea what they’re talking about.
“That congresswoman sure is an “Empty Barrel.”
by Tesladude October 20, 2017
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empty suit

a person of seeming distinction who is actually a product of Publicity
Andrew Wakefield is an empty suit. His study was discredited.
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empty-nester

a person whose children have grown up and left
Don't mind her. She's an empty-nester.
by The Return of Light Joker June 14, 2009
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