The act of using somebody's words against them, usually when something to their great detriment is about to be inflicted upon them. Usually in the form of a gloating statement.
Kuzko: "Okay, I admit it. Maybe I wasn't as nice as I should have been. But, Yzma, do you really want to kill me?"
Yzma: "Just think of it as you're being let go...that your life's going in a different direction...that your body's part of
a permanent outplacement."
Kronk: "Hey, that's kind of like what he said to you when you got fired."
Yzma: "I know. It's called a cruel irony...like my dependence on you."
Yzma: "Just think of it as you're being let go...that your life's going in a different direction...that your body's part of
a permanent outplacement."
Kronk: "Hey, that's kind of like what he said to you when you got fired."
Yzma: "I know. It's called a cruel irony...like my dependence on you."
by NakedInTheRain January 28, 2010
Get the cruel irony mug.Back in the day,when parents were allowed to spank their children as means of last resort,occasionally a mother would make a wayward child go outside and select a willowy branch which would be used to "switch" the naked legs.Having to select the instrument of your punishment was considered cruel and unusual punishment.Sometime this was pre-punishment as indicated by "And just you wait until your dad gets home".
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Person 1: Instead of detention, Mr. Jones made me listen to Kidz Bop in a van full of 10 year olds for an hour! It was Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
Person 2: Is that legal!?
Person 2: Is that legal!?
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by ellet cult January 22, 2005
Get the cruel intentions mug.One of the best movies I've ever seen. Has Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair in it. Involves a lot of rich kids and a lot of sex.
by Biddy July 3, 2005
Get the cruel intentions mug.when you have to be cruel to be kind, it simply means you are dishing out tough love to your lover. (S)he will later recognize that you have his/her best interests in mind and will later be grateful for what you are doing. Things will all pan out in the end, your lover just has to trust you.
"Cruel to be Kind" is a late 1979 hit for British rock'n'roller Nick Lowe. He's made other great witty songs as well, check out his 1989 greatest hits release "Basher: The Best of Nick Lowe", it's terrific. Also, a different song of the same title appears on the debut album "Resident Alien" by Spacehog, from 1995.
"Cruel to be Kind" is a late 1979 hit for British rock'n'roller Nick Lowe. He's made other great witty songs as well, check out his 1989 greatest hits release "Basher: The Best of Nick Lowe", it's terrific. Also, a different song of the same title appears on the debut album "Resident Alien" by Spacehog, from 1995.
... cruel to be kind
in the right measure
cruel to be kind
it's a very good sign (dit dit)
cruel to be kind
means that I love you
babyyyy
you gotta be cruel, you gotta be cruel to be kind
woo hoo hoo hoooo hooo hoooo...
in the right measure
cruel to be kind
it's a very good sign (dit dit)
cruel to be kind
means that I love you
babyyyy
you gotta be cruel, you gotta be cruel to be kind
woo hoo hoo hoooo hooo hoooo...
by I Saw U2 Live Twice June 24, 2007
Get the cruel to be kind mug.A symphony of flatulence, wet and moist enough that it should be illegal. Is known to have destroyed office chairs.
Man 1: "Hey, I just did such a cruel fart at work".
Man 2: "Yeah I know, I saw your office chair in the back alley. It was still on fire!"
Man 2: "Yeah I know, I saw your office chair in the back alley. It was still on fire!"
by Robynn Banks September 21, 2009
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