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Tennis Court Oath

The promise among the third estate before the French revolution to continue meeting until a new constitution would be established.
King Louis XVI: Stop meeting up, you're scaring me
Literally dying peasant: We can't, we swore the tennis court oath
by ItsPrix June 1, 2021
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the ball is in your court

a direct English transliteration of the french expression " la balle est dans ton camp" this expression means either

a) it is now your turn to play

or

b) it is now up to you on what to do/what decision to take
mother: Angela, why are you doing drugs? I now give you choices: either you leave your current boyfriend Brandon and stop with your drugs, or you can leave this house and move in with him; in which case I will want to have nothing to do with your life. The ball is in your court.

Angela: I would like to commit suicide.

mother: that's not an option. i am taking you right now for a psyche eval.
by Sexydimma May 19, 2012
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Ball Court

Ball court is a place where many people play and many people sit down and play subway surfers.
Mustafa Fell Over At Ball Court
by Gugumachu July 18, 2022
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the ball is in your court

a direct English transliteration of the french expression " la balle est dans ton camp" this expression means either

a) it is now your turn to play

or

b) it is now up to you to decide on what to do/what decision to take
mother: Angela, why are you doing drugs? I now give you choices: either you leave your current boyfriend Brandon and stop with your drugs, or you can leave this house and move in with him; in which case I will want to have nothing to do with your life. The ball is in your court.

Angela: I would like to commit suicide.

mother: that's not an option. i am taking you right now for a psyche eval.
by Sexydimma July 28, 2012
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crush court

When you go to court for having a crush. If you're guilty you have a crush, if you're innocent you don't. Evidence such as photos video or audio recording can also be used against the suspect.
Person 1: I just got sent to crush court!
Person 2: How'd it go?
Person 1: Horrible, I was guilty and there was even evidence!
Person 2: Good luck showing your face to your crush tomorrow.
by AppleEater321123 April 14, 2024
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bulldoze the supreme court

“Let’s bulldoze the Supreme Court! Brett Kavanaugh will love this drinking game!”
by craigdanwi October 10, 2018
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Chinese Court

Any encounter that leads to you increased scrutiny.
Officer- “Can you tell me why we want to talk to you?”

Citizen - “probably my feelings about the protests in Hong Kong”

Officer - “Well , that’s not it, but we’ll talk about that later.”

Citizen - wait! Is this a Chinese court?
by Doe Reaper July 11, 2021
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