under no pretext

Partial quote by Karl Marx from a speech given in 1850, the full quote being:

"Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary."

Hey have you heard that "under no pretext" quote by Reagan? Crazy shit.

Naww man you got it all wrong, that quote is from Karl Marx.

by Sir Vyvin December 7, 2021

Edgerton Protest

A "protest" that occurred at Edgerton High School which was against bullying but in reality was because of a cat fight. The "protest" consisted of scumbags, idiots, swagfags, and the most ironic part, bullies. The people here either just wanted to skip school, friends of the girl who was in the cat fight, or they were oblivious to the truth behind the protest. After the protest people started posting on Facebook about it either saying the protest was a bunch of crap (the smart ones) or a bunch of idiots who were whining because the majority of the school thought they were idiots.

*Conversation heard while watching the Edgerton Protest*

Person 1: Look at those idiots out there freezing... this is all about the cat fight anyways!

Person 2: Yeah I know...

Idiot: Umm some of those people are my friends and this is fighting bullying!

Person 1: Then why aren't you out there?

*Minute Bell rings*

Idiot: Oh got to go to class! Sorry *flees*

by Person229 December 9, 2012

pretentious

Behaving in an attention-seeking manner via presenting oneself on the surface as being intelligent, provocative, important, avant-garde, humorous or significant, yet harboring ulterior motives, typically involving some form of personal gratification or material gain (e.g. advancement in social status, career, wealth, etc.).

Note that using this word is often conflated to be a pretentious act in and of itself, as this word is frequently used as a way to easily discredit people, works of art, ideas or statements while simultaneously boosting one's own status.

"I used to think they were a smart, edgy, fun group of people to hang out with... but as soon as they realized I didn't have anything to offer them in terms of getting more publicity or a book deal or an art gallery gig, they stopped talking to me. I don't even know why I try to be their friend anymore! Pretentious twits."

- - -

Dude #1: "I really like the Three Stooges!"
Dude #2: "Whatever, they're so pretentious."
Dude #1: "Do you even know what that word means?"

by Buster Foodcube December 15, 2011

thou doth protest too much

Overly insistent about something, to the point where the opposite is most likely true.

Someone emphatically stating how much one hates gossiping, that one would never engage in this sort of behavior. This implies that, "thou doth protest too much" and may in fact be a gossip.

by Chrizbeats September 13, 2013

mostly peaceful protest

a riot

The mostly peaceful protest has left cars burning and property destroyed.

by peepospeepo January 3, 2022

Pretentious Douche

To be an asshole without actually knowing jack shit about your topic

Alex Stroube is the most pretentious douche I've ever met.

by SimplyShrimp February 3, 2015

Beat the Protestant

The exact same schoolyard game as "kill the guy with the ball" (aka "Smear The Queer"), only the name is changed when played at Catholic schools. A comical way of encouraging a bygone era of sectarian rivalry in Christiandom via youthful bravado. Especially popular in Irish communities. Has NOTHING to do with anti-LGBT bigotry.

Hey Bill, want to play Beat the Protestant with us?

Sure! Just make sure the mother superior doesn't see us rough housing.

by Dank Salmon March 23, 2019