when you give yourself a reason to postpone a task or job or an inconvenience you don't feel like doing.
yeah damn, I should mow the grass, but it's cloudy out and might rain, yea that's my excuse. excuse postponing lazy
by Marty5 April 7, 2013
Get the that's my excusemug. a legendary, almost mythical and deeply sought after book of excuses , by the slippery author C.A.Woodhouse.
by brentoss March 10, 2024
Get the a reasonable excusemug. To overlook the obvious, to make up a stupid reason for something, happening, to shift blame
usually by Josh Campbell about Mike Vrabel and the Titans
usually by Josh Campbell about Mike Vrabel and the Titans
by Allen C B January 8, 2023
Get the Excusemug. Not an excuse to let them sell it instead of me. WHAT they are selling is HYM. Which, again, makes it more likes slavery than anyone else. Even if I put the phone down today they are still doing the thing they are doing. Seems like we only have a problem with slavery in theory, so long as it isn't happening to us, huh? But in implementation, well..
Hym "That's just an excuse not to pay me. I painted a painting and you looked me dead in the eyes and said 'You're not doing that right' and then TOOK A PHOTO of the of the painting and said 'Hey, you want to buy this photo for a billion dollars?' My work is so good that it's even good second hand."
by Hym Iam April 1, 2023
Get the Excusemug. Using the fact your parents were born in Poland as an excuse to break social etiquette in a way that does not accurately match how the Polish actually act at home.
"In my culture we regularly sick chewing gum onto couches, I'm Polish you cant blame me".
"Ah look at him using the Polish excuse again."
"Ah look at him using the Polish excuse again."
by Niko_D February 9, 2025
Get the The Polish excusemug. logic that leads to doing less work that you know you should be doing for superior moral reasons anyway
Example:
"I dont want to work today because I have neckpain"
Ok, you should probably still do it and fix your neckpain later as best as you can.
What is not a valid excuse? This is where the 'moral' bit comes into play.
Technically the old definition would call this an excuse too:
"I dont want to kill those 15 starving children because I dont like killing".
But a real excuse in my humble opinion is an excuse only when you duck out of doing something that would be the *right* thing to do - something you should be doing for a higher purpose.
"I dont want to work today because I have neckpain"
Ok, you should probably still do it and fix your neckpain later as best as you can.
What is not a valid excuse? This is where the 'moral' bit comes into play.
Technically the old definition would call this an excuse too:
"I dont want to kill those 15 starving children because I dont like killing".
But a real excuse in my humble opinion is an excuse only when you duck out of doing something that would be the *right* thing to do - something you should be doing for a higher purpose.
by Hali1256 April 2, 2018
Get the Excusemug. by WeAllOnTop September 25, 2023
Get the Please Excuse my Ham sandwichmug.