Declare a moratorium

When a fad or affectation has outlived its coolness, one can declare a moratorium on it. It's a polite way to express one's rage at seeing something silly continue in perpetuity.

1. White chicks with dreadlocks; I'm declaring a moratorium on that.
2. I'm declaring a moratorium on the faux-hawk. It's been co-opted by too many frat boys.
3. I believe it's time to declare a moratorium on the fart app for iPhone.

by Mephist0paulus June 19, 2009

Declaring Bookruptcy

"Declaring Bookruptcy" is the act of abandoning a book that one has been reading before reaching the end of the work. May be coupled with "Chapter __" to declare just how far into the work one managed to get.

"Oh man, this class has us reading "Brothers Karamazov". Have you read it?"
"Nah, I declared bookruptcy a few hundred pages in."

"Wuthering Heights was really awful, I couldn't get through it without declaring bookruptcy"
"My friend said it gets better towards the end"
"Oh, I wouldn't know, it was a chapter 3 bookruptcy"

by eternalstudent November 26, 2009

Declaration of Independence

Filing for divorce.

The legal document recognized on July 4, 1776 in Philadelphia by the Continental Congress and signed by many of our founding fathers, announcing a seccesion of the 13 Colonies from Great Britain. It is the event by which we celebrate Independence Day.

The Declaration of Independence was probably the single-most important document that changed the world as we know it.

by [e-mail] August 21, 2007

declare jihad

The act of taking a violent, greasy and sometimes loud shit.

Man, that spicy pork made me declare jihad on the toilet.

by Slaney May 18, 2006

Declare Victory

To pronounce a job finished before it is actually done, but when it looks "good enough".

Contractor 1: That wall looks kind of crooked, do you think we should fix it?

Contractor 2: Nah, let's just declare victory and call it a day.

by Jon_the_grog July 17, 2009

self-declared

A declaration of a statement made by oneself, neither supported nor agreed by others.

'Hey there's no school tomorrow!'
'Isnt it just your own self-declared holiday?'

by Jwjwjwjw November 03, 2013

declaration of war

once again there's a threat to our world - a rebel against peace! His name: EREN JAEGER

this is a declaration of war 🔪

by levi's third sword January 15, 2021