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vanity fair

A place characterized by frivolity, excessive display of how fancy this place is, and pretentious.

It comes from the the book Pilgrim's Progress, where there was a fair in a town called Vanity. Later on, there was a book called Vanity Fair, and that's when it became a common term.
I got invited to a party at my friend Martha's house. You know, the rich girl who's related to the queen? Anyway, the party was a vanity fair.

What movie should we see? I'm thinking of seeing Vanity Fair. It's based on a novel I had to read in high school.
by Newbia September 1, 2004
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Vagity

The gravitational or Vagitational pull towards the vagina. The attractive force causing a person to perform an action or task based on their need or desire for the vagina.
He is a victim of vagity.
by Peter Dauncey June 10, 2008
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cyber-vanity

noun or verb

The act of self-declaration via twitter or facebook of what you are currently "doing" (BESIDES typing into facebook or twitter - which is what you are ACTUALLY DOING!) in an attempt to publicly validate your social status and to make it look like you are not a loner or a loser that needs virtual validation to give yourself a sense of self-worth. (As my friend put it, posting that you are doing laundry is not a "status update" - it's a cry for help!)

See also: cyber-affirmation
Dan is totally into cyber-vanity. He updates his facebook status ten times a day. As if we really want to read a play-by-play of his laundry chore.
by gtbarry May 5, 2009
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Vanity Hero

the type of person on xbox live that completely kicks anyone ass who doesn't afraid of teabaggers while he teabagges those he feels are worthy of his crotch in their face
by Moneyapple/CurrencyPear March 13, 2011
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vanity sizing

"Vanity Sizing" is a brand's way of appealing to a customer's ego by slapping a size 2 label on a garment that's much more like a 6.
“Vanity Sizing” is the new epidemic in Hollywood!
by PatB123 July 19, 2006
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vanity floss

Using dental floss to clean only the teeth people can see when you smile.
All I had time for this morning was a vanity floss. I'll get to the molars tomorrow, I swear! Or maybe this weekend.
by aerinha May 22, 2006
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yuppie vanity show

A TV show or movie designed to cater to yuppies or yuppie wannabes that may still be in elementary school, secondary school or college.

The lead character and their significant other, if around, usually have very successful, professional careers, usually as a doctor, lawyer or important company or government official.

Usually, not always, the lead is depicted as achieved an astronomical amount right at the beginning of their careers. In Damages on FX, Ellen has graduated from law school and has numerous six-figure offers from law firms. She soon takes on a major multi-million dollar class action lawsuit and gets $2 million in bonuses after the case is settled. Most law graduates are lucky to get a paralegal job.

These shows are propaganda for universities who want their students to believe years of school will pay off with lucrative salaries and important careers. Some teens and twenty-somethings will religiously watch these shows under the impression it depicts the career field they are trying to get into.

Most of these shows are the projections of writers who failed to become all these things in life.
Damages, Grey's Anatomy, ER and The Sum of All Fears are examples of yuppie vanity shows.
by interneti January 7, 2009
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