wealthy aristocrats (and/or nobles and/or merchants) living on manorial estates in the countryside and owning slaves or serfs.
Landed gentry, exempt from mandatory military under Catherine The Great of Russia, retired to their estates to live like hedonists; this is part of the reason why Russian society actually degenerated to the point of revolution by 1917.
by Sexydimma February 18, 2014
Get the landed gentry mug.In reference to the 1996 classic Dumb and Dumber, in which Lloyd Christmas, Jim Carrey, sees the news clipping the the 1969 lunar landing. Christmas then says, "No way. We've landed on the moon!"
Used to describe a moment when a person is completely ignorant of a major event.
Used to describe a moment when a person is completely ignorant of a major event.
Rachel had a Landed on the moon moment when she discovered that best friend had had several children.
"Talk about a Landed on the Moon Moment, I had no idea the U.S. had Invaded Iraq"
"Talk about a Landed on the Moon Moment, I had no idea the U.S. had Invaded Iraq"
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"to be the result of some activity, or consequence of an action." used mainly on the east coast...also could use the expression "ended up."
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Get the landed up mug.A landed immigrant is a permanent resident which has not been granted citizenship of the country they have moved to yet, not an illegal immigrant, one that can work legally.
Not allowed to vote or join the armed forces higher than a certain rank, also not allowed represent the country they moved to.
Not allowed to vote or join the armed forces higher than a certain rank, also not allowed represent the country they moved to.
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Get the Landed Immigrant mug.In reference to the 1996 classic Dumb and Dumber, in which Lloyd Christmas, Jim Carrey, sees the news clipping the the 1969 lunar landing. Christmas then says, "No way. We've landed on the moon!"
Used to describe a moment when a person is completely ignorant of a major event.
Used to describe a moment when a person is completely ignorant of a major event.
Rachel had a Landed on the moon moment when she discovered that best friend had had several children.
"Talk about a Landed on the Moon Moment, I had no idea the U.S. had Invaded Iraq"
"Talk about a Landed on the Moon Moment, I had no idea the U.S. had Invaded Iraq"
by Alfanzno January 3, 2009
Get the Landed on the moon moment mug.wealthy aristocrats (and/or nobles and/or merchants) living on manors and estates in the countryside and owning slaves (and maybe even state peasants or even serfs)
landed gentry, after mandatory military under Catherine The Great of Russia, retired to their estates to live like hedonist; this is part of the reason Russian society actually regressed to the point of revolution by 1917.
by Sexydimma September 29, 2013
Get the landed gentry mug.When a couple breaks up because it is "right person, wrong time", with the expectation of getting back together a year or more later, but when they meet again one of them has moved on.
yo, my homie Ryan got la la landed as fuck. Casey even said she'd be willing to try again after her senior year was over.
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