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Ingre's Violin

Refers to the French neoclassical artist Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, who while famous for his paintings was also incredibly talented though less well known for his skill on the violin.

The phrase refers to a person who is known for one talent but is so exceptional at another unrelated talent they could be equally well know for the second if not for the first.
Everyone knows joe is a great baseball player but his work as a photographer is a bit of an Ingre's Violin.
by anderama June 12, 2011
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Vikinglaw

A wierd norwegian man known for selling overpriced items in games and paying people with the money to ban them.
Wow, one of Vikinglaws minions banned me for no reason. I spent so much on the game :c
by PeePeeMan109 June 11, 2020
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Vikings

Vikings were Norse or Scandinavian raiders and seafarers. From the late 8th to early 12th centuries they raided wide areas of Europe and also established many governments, and trading networks. The Vikings were known for their ferocity and sailing ability. The word “Viking” does not describe the Norse or Scandinavian people as a whole, but rather it describes the Norse or Scandinavian men who went sailing and raiding.

The vast majority of Viking raiders were male, and the main reason they originally started their raiding was because they wanted to acquire women from foreign lands for sex and marriage. Viking men would return from their raiding with large amounts of women that they had kidnapped. Polygyny was common, so rich and powerful Viking warriors had many wives and concubines.

Apart from Europe, the Vikings had activities in faraway regions such as North Africa, and the Middle East. There is also ample evidence that Vikings had colonized parts of North America. The Vikings have had an undeniable impact on the course of world history.
Vikings were known for their ferocity in battle. They would often defeat their enemies, and then steal their women.
by Ivar the Boneless August 3, 2019
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Vikingitis

A disease state characterized by misplaced hope. The disease may be contacted early into a Minnesota Viking season, however most symptoms (I.e, hope, delusions of grandeur,) do not manifest until the post season. While there is no cure, the symptoms never lasts past the NFC championship. A
My wife keeps saying the Vikings may go to the Super Bowl this year, I’m concerned she may have contracted vikingitis.
by Tom Kra January 7, 2020
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The Violinist

Someone who tells nothing but sob stories, makes excuses for failures, and seems to be busier then he actually is, hence, composing all day.
Q: Hey dude, have you been training this summer, fall semeseter is just around the corner. If you are serious about making the ASU XC team, you got to be putting in the time and be fit when the gun goes off.

A: I haven't been running as much as I want to, been busy with work, weather has been terrible out here, and have no one to train with.

Q: Dude are you serious, stop composing all day, what are you, The Violinist?
by mr. pelon August 27, 2013
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Violingasm

Any piece of classical music where a violin part is ridiculously hard, while all the other players have ridiculously easy parts.
"Have you seen the score for the Tchaikovsky Violin concerto?"
"Yeah, what a total Violingasm."
by ClassicalMusicGuy May 4, 2013
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Playing the world's saddest song on the world's smallest violin

A sarcastic saying used when a person tells another person of something mildly unfortunate that has happened to them, sometimes exaggerated in order to gain sympathy. It implies that the person speaking of their misfortune expects someone to come in playing the saddest song in the world on the worlds smallest violin to correspond with the apparent tradgedy of the situation. Sometimes the person saying this will mime playing a small violin, or try and imitate the sound of a violin.
Jade: Hello, how are you?
Laurel: I just stepped in dog poop and my new shoes got ruined and my feet smell like dog poop, and-
Jade: -Shh... hear that? i'm playing the world's saddest song on the world's smallest violin (mimes playing small violin)
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