Swervedriver

Possibly one of the most underrated alternative rock bands of all time. An English band formed in 1984, they recorded and released four studio albums displaying a sound like those of grunge and indie rock. Unfortunately, they never made much mainstream success and were on hiatus for many years before reuniting in 2008 to tour again.

"It looks like you've been losing sleep", said a stranger on a train...

Swervedriver deserves more. Fuck the Jonas Brothers.

by Nosdormu August 3, 2009

swerve text

Swerve text is when you're texting someone and you think they're into you then at the last minute they send you message to blow you off.

Ashley: Hey, I've been thinking about you.
Brian: oh really? Want to come over?
Ashley: hmm, not today I got other plans.
Brian: Damn, just got swerve texted, I see how it is.

by Jazy123 June 20, 2014

Revenge is a dish best served cold

An old, widely used phrase expressing the sentiment that revenge that is delayed, and executed well after the heat of anger has dissipated, is more satisfying than revenge taken as an immediate act of rage.

It has been frequently been claimed on the Internet to have originated in the novel "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. In truth, however, there are two problems with the widely circulated quotation from that book. The first is that the phrase does not appear in the novel, or anything else that de Lacois wrote. The second problem is that the French quotation used as proof is linguistically erroneous; de Lacois would never have written the words attributed to him. Thus it bears all the hallmarks of an Internet "fact" for which someone invented an authentication that seemed plausible, knowing that it would rarely be verified.

The phrase has been in use since at least the 19th century, and at least one author's use of it back then expressed to the reader that it was an already existing dictum.

Of course, how long ago it came into being in the Klingon Empire would be an interesting subject for xenolinguistic research.

"Kirk, old friend, do you know the Klingon proverb, 'Revenge is a dish best served cold'?"
– Khan Noonien Singh in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"

by AkaSlasher July 18, 2015

Jersey Swerve

Cutting another vehicle off by swerving directly in front of them for the purpose of changing multiple lanes or taking an exit. Place of origin: New Jersey.

Dude: "I was driving down the middle lane of the Garden State Parkway when I realized the exit was coming up, so I had to pull a Jersey Swerve on some old guy and took the exit ramp at 60 miles an hour."

Old Guy: "What the hell, that dude just pulled a Jersey Swerve on my ass. I'm going to call the state troopers on him."

by Palmerstone May 8, 2008

Perve Swerve

Deviating one's course to acquire a better view of, or opportunity to interact with a target.

"I had to perve swerve about 90 degrees to get a better angle on that junk."

by Walter F Hillis July 7, 2015

Russo swerve

Any time a wrestling angle takes a shocking, unexpected and senseless twist. Can be applied to the real world any time something completely unexpected (and absurd) happens. Named after pro wrestling writer Vince Russo, who made this completely random form of plot twist commonplace during his time in the WWE, and to an even greater extent during his time in WCW, where he used the Russo Swerve so much that it was considered shocking when a Russo Swerve DIDN'T occur.

*Kenmore delivery man comes to the door*

Kenmore Guy: Here's the fridge you ordered, sir

*brings a huge box into the house*

You: Ah, wonderful! This new refrigerator will look lovely with my East Indian dinette set! Open the box, and let's take a look at it!

*Kenmore guy opens up the box to reveal a donkey*

Kenmore guy: It's a Russo swerve! *runs away*

You: WTF?

Donkey: HEE HAW

by jasonisjericho December 10, 2008

curve your swerve

The act of curving your swerve to that which is desirable

Dude: "Curve your swerve, man."

by That one dude guy. February 14, 2012