Any use of a feeble, or implausible excuse used by someone to escape from a conversation on a mind-numbing, or uninteresting topic for the listener. Refers to someone explaining their preference to 'wash their hair', 'do their nails' or some other such excuse, which would be an otherwise less desirable chore than having to suffer through listening to such a boring conversation.
These excuses were popular in sit-coms, where the lead actor wanted to extract laughter from the audience with the punchline illustrating the implausibility of the excuse being believed by the recipient.
These excuses were popular in sit-coms, where the lead actor wanted to extract laughter from the audience with the punchline illustrating the implausibility of the excuse being believed by the recipient.
Claire: When I came back with your wine you'd already left. What happened?
Steve: When that wine-snob came over to talk about the wine we were drinking, I had to use a grooming excuse to get out of there.
Steve: When that wine-snob came over to talk about the wine we were drinking, I had to use a grooming excuse to get out of there.
by WineBusProf February 20, 2015
Get the grooming excusemug. by Gordon Adams June 4, 2025
Get the Sad excuse of a living personmug. A saying which states that one artist (a writer, painter, author, musician, etc.) should be allowed to only make art for himself and not for random people he doesn't know, but should keep in mind that it should not excuse him from making poor quality art.
As a writer, I only write for myself and not random strangers who read my novels, but that doesn't excuse me from writing good quality books. Every artist should know that good art has no excuses. Ever.
by CelticEagle February 18, 2019
Get the Good Art Has No Excusesmug. An excuse is just some persons reason for something and another person not agreeing with it (person not agreeing is the person calling things an excuse)
*over text*
Grandma: “Where are you?”
You: “School why?”
Grandma: “You did not go to school they called me. You missed three classes at school and you owe paper work and forms for me to sign that you have not handed in. Are you dropping out of school????”
You: “I was late that was why, it happened in Warwick multiple times. I have the paper work but you kinda haven't been home every single day I get home from school”
You (cont): “And no I'm not dropping out”
You (again): “Now I gotta go, I have global right now. I need to makeup work”
You attends class///
Grandma: “They will not keep you in school if you continue not to go. You can always put the paper work in my mailbox for me to sign. No excuses for this You, you need to attend classes in order to graduate and move on with your life. Think about it”
You: “I have been attending. It would be nice for me to have it quickly signed and I can take it where I’m staying so I can hand it in immediately, and it’s not excuses. It’s just me giving reasons that you don’t agree with or like”
Grandma: “Where are you?”
You: “School why?”
Grandma: “You did not go to school they called me. You missed three classes at school and you owe paper work and forms for me to sign that you have not handed in. Are you dropping out of school????”
You: “I was late that was why, it happened in Warwick multiple times. I have the paper work but you kinda haven't been home every single day I get home from school”
You (cont): “And no I'm not dropping out”
You (again): “Now I gotta go, I have global right now. I need to makeup work”
You attends class///
Grandma: “They will not keep you in school if you continue not to go. You can always put the paper work in my mailbox for me to sign. No excuses for this You, you need to attend classes in order to graduate and move on with your life. Think about it”
You: “I have been attending. It would be nice for me to have it quickly signed and I can take it where I’m staying so I can hand it in immediately, and it’s not excuses. It’s just me giving reasons that you don’t agree with or like”
by Insta-Nickw6649 September 27, 2022
Get the Excusemug. In recent years, this has become a popular cover story for ignoring someone's phone calls and/or text messages. Your phone's battery died and the charger was at home, or you could not find the charger.
Shortly after Bill arrived at the lake, his boss texted him and asked if he could work on his day off. He decided to use the charger excuse.
by WineAndPasta June 13, 2016
Get the charger excusemug. The eve excuse is when someone is discussing a topic and says they hate a certain part of it, so to defend themselves they say they hate the entire topic as well.
excuser:i hate men
person:why do you hate them all?
excuser:i just hate all people in general lol(this is the eve excuse)
person:why do you hate them all?
excuser:i just hate all people in general lol(this is the eve excuse)
by iustu January 25, 2021
Get the The Eve excusemug. "We have the fuel truck hooked up at the end of the runway with the passengers on board. I know you guys are busy, but can we get a fuel load and add a dog?"
"I'm getting really sick of your pilot excuses."
"I'm getting really sick of your pilot excuses."
by SirMcLongFinger November 23, 2021
Get the Pilot Excusesmug.