n. To believe that you are better than you are; to behave in a way that is incongruous with one's family of origin
Origin: Southern American colloquialism
Origin: Southern American colloquialism
Mother: I don't know who you think you is, goin' off to college like that.
Daughter: I'm trying to better myself.
Neighbor: You gettin' above your raising, that's what.
Daughter: I'm trying to better myself.
Neighbor: You gettin' above your raising, that's what.
by Currer813 July 23, 2010
Get the Above your raising mug.The act of carrying around an empty beercan and pretending to drink from it. The purpose of this is either because you have hit your limit and know you are going to puke if you have one more or you don't want too look like a wussy.
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Something so indescribably horrific. The act of DEATH being rained upon in the form of an attack. Preferably anything by The Juggernaut.
I was playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and Pikachu started Raining Death on my ass with that Thunder Attack! ...So I rained death on her ass with THE JUGGERNAUT!
by Banana? October 9, 2009
Get the Raining Death mug.Refers to the smoking of marijuana or any other packable substance in a moving vehicle without stopping or parking. The passenger will usually pack the bowl, and once packed, the bowl is smoked by the driver and is passed around the car until it is spent, all while driving.
"Riding a bowl can be dangerous, if you don't know how to drive in the first place."
"There was no safe place to park, so we had to ride the bowl."
"Last time we rode a bowl, we ended up in Newark, from Princeton. When we came to, the driver's excuse was that he wanted to watch the planes."
"There was no safe place to park, so we had to ride the bowl."
"Last time we rode a bowl, we ended up in Newark, from Princeton. When we came to, the driver's excuse was that he wanted to watch the planes."
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Get the riding republican mug.The act of following the straight and narrow path through life, which generally means staying out of trouble and abstaining from particularly hedonistic activities like breaking moral laws and engaging in dangerous activities such as hard drugs and rampant unprotected sex with dirty ass hoes.
Parent: Have you been staying out of trouble in college?
Son: Yes mom i have been riding the straight and narrow.
Son: Yes mom i have been riding the straight and narrow.
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