pay it forward

This is a reference to the title phrase of the book by Catherine Ryan Hyde.

In the book the phrase is used as the opposite of payback: when someone does a good dead for you, instead of paying them back, pay it forward by doing a good deed for someone else.

19:50 <Canaan> do u want something in return
19:51 <itchy> nah
19:51 <itchy> pay it forward
19:55 <Canaan> haha, will do

by J Kennedy August 11, 2006

Going Forward

A phrase that business people use to mean someone completely fucked up big time BUT we don't want to dwell on who's fault it was instead can we all just adopt an optimistic outlook and please can we all start thinking about the future not the shithole of a present that we're in.

See also: Moving forward

CEO to company meeting: We have just had 3 major projects cancelled by our main customer sadly....

(stunned silence)

...but going forward, there are a lot of great opportunities out there.

by tomh99 October 1, 2008

straight forward

If somebody says they're going to be straight forward with you it means that they're just going to come out and say what they are feeling without dancing around it.

I'm going to be straight forward with you; your girlfriend is ugly as hell.

by koolkalifornia September 17, 2005

Pay It Forward

A phrase used to imply or otherwise act upon the action in which one would perform a deed of good service onto, for, or in the favor of another person or group of persons with the sound intentions that the only thing they do in return is to perform a deed of good service onto, for, or in the favor of another person or group of persons where in which they should maintain the same sound intentions of the individual or group who performed a good deed unto them. This method of kindness is infallible unless met with a person of great greed and/or immaturity.

Johnny helped the homeless man around the corner from his apartment with a fresh meal and a few dollars. Without any strings attached to this gesture of kindness, Johnny simply asked the man to pay it forward.

by Inveterate September 23, 2009

the way forward

Something that would have a positive influence on life at this moment.

1. Chicken burgers are the way foward
2. This party is the way forward

by Mic & Zo August 11, 2006

Forward Whore

Noun: Someone who consistantly forwards/reposts spam, chain letters, urban legends, dirty jokes or other miscilaneous junk mail to their friends online, regardless of
a) the quality of content
b) the interest or applicability to the intended audience (the Forward whore's address list).
Also referred to as a Spam Whore

Forward Whore: "What's that? Pepsi is making patriotic soda cans that emit the word "God" from the Pledge of Allegiance? zomg! ...must...forward...to all...my friends..."

by Desalora January 17, 2008

forward flip

Awesome skateboard flip trick which is usually performed by popping the tail straight down and sliding the front foot directly off the nose of the board instead of off one of the sides causing it to flip vertically between the riders legs. The rotations of this trick could be described as an inverted vertical varial kickflip or an ollie late nollie hardflip.

goddamnit, that forward flip was killing, yo.

by killsk8 January 4, 2009