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gravitas

Kiefer Sutherland's favorite word
"What is your favorite word, Kiefer?"
"Latin, gravitas."
by kuzinrob July 21, 2008
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gravitatas

The proper term for an elderly woman's boobs.
"Grandma really needs to reconsider how tightly she hugs. Those gravitatas keep hitting me in the knees."
by Senor Fluffington January 12, 2018
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gravitate me hoe

It means for a woman to put the man on the ground and suck his dick while she stands up. You can also just say it’s gravitate
Jack: Hey Blake guess what!
Blake: what?
Jack: I told Grace to gravitate me hoe and she did it soooo good
by HahaFunnyLol I am child August 18, 2020
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gravitas

Smug patriotic newsanchorliness. A hidden, invisible but extremely palpable, perceptible Dark Jedi Power possessed mostly by members of the mainstream media, and poked fun at carefully by Stephen Colbert.

Gravitas is difficult to define, but you know it when you're seeing it. Defining characteristics: deep, orotund Midwestern broadcast voice; suggestive pauses and stresses on certain words and phrases, such as "terror", "patriotism", "homeland", and "national security"; a piercing gaze from a somewhat lowered head facing camera; a sidelong gaze that says, "America, you can trust me, you should trust me, and if you don't you're probably a liberal sympathizer to terrorists"; neatly cut dark hair, above-average height, and a rugged masculine jaw; and a name like Stone Phillips.
Deceased Canadian ABC World News Tonight anchor Peter Jennings is the only known post-Walter Cronkite mainstream media news personality who used gravitas for ethical purposes. His level of gravitas was the highest since that of Cronkite. No living anchor yet has surpassed it.

Some news anchorwomen possess gravitas, such as Linda Ellerbee, but they are often assumed lesbian or shrill and do not last long, despite their credentials and professionalism. American news anchorwomen are often offered perkiness as its substitute, and eagerly take it. Samantha Bee does not know this, being Canadian, and continues to promote a weird hybrid of the two, perkitas, on The Daily Show instead.

Personalities who possess "accidental gravitas":

Former First Lady Hillary Clinton
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell
Former mayor Jerry Springer
U.S. District Attorney and Investigator Patrick Fitzgerald
ABC TV host Tom Bergeron

Gravitas developing rapidly:

Comedy Central star Stephen Colbert
Ascending TV superhostess Meredith Vieira

Personalities with weak or undeveloped gravitas:

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger
Comedy Central star Jon Stewart
Comedy Central star Rob Corddry

Those who eerily possess none:

MSNBC news host Tucker Carlson
Perky TV hostess Kelly Ripa
Former Daily Show alumnus Mo Rocca
"Last night, Stone Phillips and Stephen Colbert locked jousting lances in yet another gravitas tournament. As usual, Stephen lost; because Stone Phillips is the Dark Sith Master of gravitas, and none yet can defeat him."
by Brandywine September 22, 2006
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gravital

I feel it from the inside like a gravital tide.
by gravital boundaries May 1, 2010
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gravitate

Gravitate: "To calm down, maintain"
I tried to gravitate as my little brother pestered me. Unfortunately He did not stop so I had to beat him down
by Julian K February 25, 2004
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gravipathetic

A state of confusion and despair after you've performed miserably at something, or failed to do it correctly or impressively.
You are just a product of untamed over-confidence, the result of which is why you are feeling gravipathetic today.
by deostroll January 19, 2007
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