by endro, the smelly loser May 01, 2019
by moltenriches September 08, 2009
1. a contraction of perhaps & possibly
2. possibly, potentially...eh, maybe
3. may or may not have...
4. best used as a hopeful, almost affirmative, response to a question
2. possibly, potentially...eh, maybe
3. may or may not have...
4. best used as a hopeful, almost affirmative, response to a question
by kydallen November 10, 2007
It was said by Francois Rabelais, and made more commonly known when mentioned by Miles Halter in John Green's "Looking for Alaska". It's a mystery about possibly the question of an existence of an afterlife, and The Great Perhaps sets the plot in motion.
"I go to seek a Great Perhaps." -F.R.
"That's why I'm going. So I don't have to wait until I die to start seeking a Great Perhaps." -M.H.
Before you die... "It's The Great Perhaps!" -You
"That's why I'm going. So I don't have to wait until I die to start seeking a Great Perhaps." -M.H.
Before you die... "It's The Great Perhaps!" -You
by Set Blue 23 May 11, 2018
The most passive aggressive way of saying "no".
"Maybe" is about 40% of "yes", and "perhaps" is approx. 20% of "maybe".
"Maybe" is about 40% of "yes", and "perhaps" is approx. 20% of "maybe".
person 1: Are you going to look for a job today?
person 2: Look, I just woke up and it's only 3 o'clock in the afternoon. I still need my morning coffee, so after that I'll start job hunting, maybe-perhaps.
person 2: Look, I just woke up and it's only 3 o'clock in the afternoon. I still need my morning coffee, so after that I'll start job hunting, maybe-perhaps.
by shootandrun October 08, 2009
by Gasuxa July 27, 2020