by x_Lucie September 11, 2006
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It is not uncommon for the person you met the first time to say to you that 'you have accent.' It refers to your way of pronounciation, which may be Southern, Northern, or Foreign accent. In this case, it is a mere refererce to your state or country of origin; nothing more.
But when a person you've known for years, or a co-worker you worked with for months; or in some cases, a person you met first time, all of a sudden, says to you: "You have accent!" "I don't understand your accent!" In this case, it is a direct reference to your identity. And it may mean one or all of the following:
1. 'You are not one of us!'
2. 'Remember you're a foreigner.'
3. 'How on earth you dare to tell me this.' (Although he/she clearly understands that what you said was right/true).
4. "I would rather prefer to hear it from someone else."
But when a person you've known for years, or a co-worker you worked with for months; or in some cases, a person you met first time, all of a sudden, says to you: "You have accent!" "I don't understand your accent!" In this case, it is a direct reference to your identity. And it may mean one or all of the following:
1. 'You are not one of us!'
2. 'Remember you're a foreigner.'
3. 'How on earth you dare to tell me this.' (Although he/she clearly understands that what you said was right/true).
4. "I would rather prefer to hear it from someone else."
You are a Pharmacy Tech and Albert came to the window:
You: "What can I help you?"
Albert: "I want Sudafed."
You: "May I see your ID please?"
Albert: "Why do you need ID. It's just a Sudafed!"
You: "It is the State Law."
Albert: "I don't understand what you are saying."
You: "I said the State requires ID in order to buy a Sudafed."
Albert: "You have accent!" "I don't know what you're talking about." And he walked away.
You: "What can I help you?"
Albert: "I want Sudafed."
You: "May I see your ID please?"
Albert: "Why do you need ID. It's just a Sudafed!"
You: "It is the State Law."
Albert: "I don't understand what you are saying."
You: "I said the State requires ID in order to buy a Sudafed."
Albert: "You have accent!" "I don't know what you're talking about." And he walked away.
by Fankfrank March 15, 2013
The army you go to war with, not the Army you might want or wish to have. Justification for not adequately supplying your troops.
"You go to war with the Army you have, not the Army you might want or wish to have."
-Donald Rumsfeld Dec. 8 2004
-Donald Rumsfeld Dec. 8 2004
by Tom Anderson December 10, 2004
A way to describe a person who has done an idiotic thing. Leaving them with terrible consequence at the end.
by fireballpenguin November 23, 2017
(verb)
1. a method of saying "fuck you" to someone in a low-key manner, to ensure nobody else understands the comment except for you and the person spoken to.
1. a method of saying "fuck you" to someone in a low-key manner, to ensure nobody else understands the comment except for you and the person spoken to.
by 𝐸 = 𝓂𝒸² March 10, 2019
The phrase one says when you find lint in your partner's vagina/ on his penis. It always provokes laughter. The mood may be killed if someone says this.
by Blanket Basket June 15, 2010