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Christopher Columbus Syndrome

A mental defect that makes you think you have discovered a place that already has people living there.

Those with this syndrome often take the stuff of the people living there because they think it's just lying around unclaimed. They also do whatever they want to the people living there, because this syndrome makes the sufferer believe that those are not really people. Finally, people with this syndrome often simply take over the property without really noticing the people who were already using it.

This syndrome was first described by Spike Lee in speaking of urban gentrification.
Here’s the thing: I grew up here in Fort Greene. I grew up here in New York. Then comes the motherfuckin’ Christopher Columbus Syndrome. You can’t discover this! We been here. You just can’t come and bogart. There were brothers playing motherfuckin’ African drums in Mount Morris Park for 40 years and now they can’t do it anymore because the new inhabitants said the drums are loud. We bought the motherfuckin’ house in nineteen-sixty-motherfuckin’-eight and now you call the cops? In 2013? Get the fuck outta here! Nah. You can’t do that. You can’t just come in the neighborhood and start bogarting and say, like you’re motherfuckin’ Columbus and kill off the Native Americans.
by rewinn October 16, 2014
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colchester

the land of gods, as the parachute regiment are based there.

Used to describe something of great excitment
"That would be like bein based at colchester!"
by para wannabe February 3, 2005
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Columbine Whore

On the internet, there are these girls that are extremely obcessed with Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold (the columbine shooters), they have pillows of them to make out with, and want their love. They are crazy and should sign off forever
Look at this, this slut want to have sex with Dylan's long nose ass, what a Columbine Whore
by Nishokiizz December 11, 2016
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british columbia

western most province of canada.
capitol in victoria, the garden city.
known for the 'best chronic'
amazing parkland
big trees
will be a giant hippy comune in the future, i can see it now.
Wow, I sure am high.. Glad I got this weed from British Columbia.
by t-dub March 25, 2004
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Columbian Bowtie

When the Columbian Cartel cuts someones throat and pulls the tounge out through the slit.
his shit was fucked up ese, I gave that puta a columbian bowtie.
by Cman December 5, 2003
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Columbus, Ohio

A city in central Ohio with a population of about 730,000 and a Metro population of around 1.84 million. Columbus is currently the 15th largest city and one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Home of the Ohio State Buckeyes who own everyone else. Columbus has a very vibrant skyline and downtown district as well as a plethora of new shopping malls and attractions. Columbus is the best city in the midwest, take that Chicago, Pittsburgh, Louisville, and Detroit. We all know whose packing the real heat, its the C-Bus.
Don't mess with C-Bus, it'll own you all over the place. <3 Columbus, Ohio
by fatalfury April 5, 2006
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columbus day

A holiday celebrated by Italians in all major US cities. In Denver, white liberals whine and fuss, claiming the celebration is racist and genocidal.

Very strangely, in San Francisco, the white liberals don't dare to interfere with the Italians.
Let's go march in the Columbus Day parade and offend a legion of white liberals!
by Cap'n Bullmoose May 14, 2005
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