gestalt

Let's REDEFINE this one, shall we? The accepted English defintion is: "A structure, configuration, or pattern of physical, biological, or psychological phenomena so integrated as to constitute a functional unit with properties not derivable by summation of its parts". This is adequate, however, let's also define the word historically as well. It is really a German word, literally meaning "form", defined as an organized whole in experience. The Gestalt psychologists, in about 1912, advanced the theory which explains psychological phenomena by their relationships to total forms rather than their parts. Also, this word has become useful for discussing musical terms (or a critique on music, rather) in the post-modern sense. It is the "essence", or "foreground" of any given band (or genre) in discussion.

"T. Rex surpassed it's place in the 1970's Glam Rock Movement with a cross-pollination of different musical styles,
while having an influence on pop music today that has endured far beyond bands who had more than seven chords in their entire respective repertoire(s)."

by Doug E. Doug September 23, 2004

guess what

a good way to get someone to fall into the trap of you making the nonsensical rhyme using the bizarre phrase "chicken butt." good way to get people mad or annoyed, but if they have good humor, amused.

child: guess what.
silly rabbit: what?
child: chicken butt!
silly rabbit: asshole, first you take away my cereal and yogurt, now you make up silly ass rhymes to make me look bad. i'm getting my sawed-off shotgun from my drawer. then let's see who's silly now.

me: guess what.
shazza: what?
me: chicken butt!
shazza: haha, fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice, shame on me.

by papermachete December 28, 2005

Empty Gesture

to say something without an intention of actually doing it. Making an offer that is not intended to be fulfilled or even taken up by someone.

Rocky: if theres anything you need let us know
Mom: actually there is something you could do for us
Rocky: really? wow no ones ever actually taken us up on our offer before
CeCe: yea havent you guys ever heard of an empty gesture?

by Mac Is Fresh January 24, 2012

guestimation

A guestimation is an entirely useless term that resides between guess and estimation.
Know>estimate>guess>unknown

Dude 1: My guestimation is about $1,500 for that car.
Dude 2: ?

by Transpolar Drift Stream July 20, 2011

geste

That one guy who is usually very quiet and is usually very chill. He's handsome, cute, and smart. He attracts all the ladies. Its mainly his hair that gets them.

OMG That guy is such a Geste, no wonder with that gorgeous hair...

by The Magnificent Jose July 26, 2016

Gester

Enthusiastic, charming and clever, Gester is good at almost anything he puts his mind to, and can make anyone laugh. Add this to his light and inquisitive personality and he has a lot of sex appeal. He is very friendly and communicative by nature, and this can sometimes be seen as flirtatious

You're one of a kind Gester

by Gmboy June 8, 2021

Vote gesturing

When a contestant on a reality show pretend dial and text and hold up the number of fingers that represents which number contestant he/she is in order to convey to the viewing audience who it should vote for to continue on in the show.

After performing his act, the magician began vote gesturing in hopes that the public will keep him on the show.

by spc20 August 9, 2010