A pervasive Brazilian rhetorical dismissal used to defang any example that threatens a cherished narrative, especially by those in power. When presented with a damning instance of corruption, police brutality, or systemic failure, this phrase magically transforms it from evidence of a pattern into a meaningless statistical anomaly. It's the ultimate tool for normalization, draining collective outrage by insisting each horrific event is a unique, freak accident with no connection to any other—ensuring the structure that produced it never has to be examined.
Example: A video surfaces showing a military police officer executing an unarmed Black teenager in a favela. The government spokesperson appears on TV: "This is a tragedy, but it's just another one-off case. We cannot generalize the honorable work of our police force based on one bad actor." The phrase turns a symptom of endemic violence into a conversational dead end.
by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 4, 2026
Get the It's just another one-off case mug.An Unidentified Public Anomaly (Otherwise known as a UPA) Is a odd entity or occurrence that many people have seen but has never been declared to exist.
Have you seen any Unidentified Public Anomaly's lately.
Yeah, yesterday.
You should report it.
What's the site?
Yeah, yesterday.
You should report it.
What's the site?
by Wincord February 12, 2025
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by SuelTameOresuTeMato February 22, 2025
Get the 《¤》Que《¤》Anon《¤》anoN《¤》quE《¤》 mug.Said in a deadpan tone in response to someone dropping their bat ie dropping their club money ie opening the ham ie treading on a frog ie cutting the cheese ie dropping their guts ie farting. Other responses include, speak up brown! Sew a button on that! how do you spell that? More tea vicar? And, twist!
by Moojhab o’Kool July 7, 2025
Get the Have you got another song? mug."A popular informal phrase used amongst close friends, but rather than describing themselves as such, it's used to extend the nature of the bond to a familial level. It all comes down to the idea of a bond between two individuals being so strong, that they understand eachother as brothers. With the lack of an actual biological bond, the afilliation is so strong that it acts as the familial connector, as a substitute for the binding blood, and so, it is a link mutually chosen and experienced, not inherited."
-"Hey! Dumbass, is that you? Crazy to see you here!"
-"Max, My brother from another mother, How's it hanging?"
-"Max, My brother from another mother, How's it hanging?"
by ekislot December 21, 2025
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Take a chance.
Similar to there are plenty of other fish in the sea.
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Similar to there are plenty of other fish in the sea.
by jak8012 July 24, 2018
Get the Behind every door there is another bail of hay mug.You might not see a nut as an appetizing meal but another person who is really hungry can see that nut as a full course meal and make use of it.
It means that you should appreciate every nut that hits your stomach.
It means that you should appreciate every nut that hits your stomach.
Person 1: Look at this sandwich... gross! Would you eat it if i gave it to you?
Person 2: Well, I am really hungry.
Person 1: I can't believe it! I guess one man's nut is another man's meal.
Person 2: Well, I am really hungry.
Person 1: I can't believe it! I guess one man's nut is another man's meal.
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