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yellow bird

a premonition seen by Perry Smith in Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood", a book on the interviewed account of the killers of the Herbert Clutter family murder in Holcomb, Kansas in 1959.

Referenced by Conor Oberst in the song "We are Nowhere and It's Now" and In the song "Poison Oak"
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Throughout the book, Perry Smith often dreams about a yellow bird. This bird symbolizes hope and the willingness to persevere in life. No matter what kind of trouble Perry dreamt he was in, the yellow bird would always rescue him. For example, when Perry was young, he would often dream about the fact that orphanage nuns would abuse him. In these dreams, the yellow bird would attack the nuns and lift Perry into the sky, thus giving him confidence.

"Did you forget your yellow bird, how could you forget your yellow bird" - We are nowhere and its now.
by Carlvskansas December 6, 2009
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yellow bird

1.The term yellow bird represents not only your true love but also love in general. In this sense of the term you shouldn't forget about the yellow bird, or true love, as when you stop believing in love you end up hurting those around you.

2.The yellow bird represents both the person you were with and the connection that you felt with them.

3.The warm yellow light, the happiness, between two people in love.

4.A common reference in Bright Eyes songs based off of a song by the folk artist Simon Joyner. This song speaks about how when you have this connection with your yellow bird your actions hurt them even when you aren't together.
"Don't forget that yellow bird"
by Ryan Fin February 26, 2007
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yellowcard

an awesome ROCK band. Not punk not emo, just rock. consists of band members ryan, sean, ben, pete, and L.P. Each one of them being talented in their own special way.
Did you go to the Yellowcard concert last night?
yeah! who didnt?
by Ginaaaa March 2, 2005
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yellowcard

dude, they are the best damn rock band that ever walked the planet.
dude, Yellowcard is fuckin awesome.
by dude. April 28, 2005
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yellowburrito

This is the king of burritos of all time! You’ll be lucky if u meet him. But if you dare to be rude to him, he’ll rape your family and friends.
Fuck you yellowburrito”-A Radom man.*Rapes him and his family*
by Cocksucker431 December 26, 2018
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yellow bird

a symbol for good luck or hope, seen in many Bright Eyes songs.
"you're the yellow bird that I've been waiting for"

"did you forget that yellow bird? How could you forget your yellow bird?"
by purebliss February 15, 2006
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yellowcard

The formal acceptance of a non-asian person into their Asian group of friends.
He ate a full order of cow intestines at the restaurant in ChinaTown, and his Asian friends told him that he had earned his yellowcard.
by ITGuyOU September 5, 2016
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