A man going his own way, living for himself, declaring autonomy and rejecting the expected traditional role as protector and provider for the modern woman who increasingly insists she is independent and equal while demanding more money, privileges and programs from the government and other institutions.
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The non-committal grunt is neither a refusal nor agreement; rather, it prompts continuation of the conversation without exposing your position. It can also be used in lieu of the Yup, especially those cases where you want to avoid inadvertent agreement.
Can be employed as a more politically correct version of whatever or pfft.
When deploying the non-committal grunt, one must understand that they are stating the following:
“I hear you and acknowledge that you have stated your position and are expecting a reply before continuing; however, at this juncture I am not committing to subscribing to your point of view.”
The non-committal grunt is neither a refusal nor agreement; rather, it prompts continuation of the conversation without exposing your position. It can also be used in lieu of the Yup, especially those cases where you want to avoid inadvertent agreement.
Can be employed as a more politically correct version of whatever or pfft.
When deploying the non-committal grunt, one must understand that they are stating the following:
“I hear you and acknowledge that you have stated your position and are expecting a reply before continuing; however, at this juncture I am not committing to subscribing to your point of view.”
“Lol, the chick was going on & on so I tuned her out, and after a while I realized that she was looking for some type of response so I just gave her a non-committal grunt & she kept yapping - that worked just fine”
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“You are the man!”
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The girl was hitting on Dino, but he was in a committed non-relationship with Jessica, and would never cheat on her.
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My commute is no longer a grueling ordeal since I started practicing the principles of aerobic commuting.
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a) a piece of personal political writing, usually a book or a pamphlet, which reflects one's own political world view, but a world view that is often radically atm-against the mainstream- or, in a liberal democracy, where free speech is allowed, considered politically incorrect (not supported by the official party in power) in one's zeitgeist.
a) a piece of personal political writing, usually a book or a pamphlet, which reflects one's own political world view, but a world view that is often radically atm-against the mainstream- or, in a liberal democracy, where free speech is allowed, considered politically incorrect (not supported by the official party in power) in one's zeitgeist.
a group of coworkersers start commenting on and discussing their friend's yet unpublished manuscript of a political book that he brought to the office, to show to his coworkers:
person a) : wow Peter, your views on abortion and other current social issues are so atm-against the mainstream-, not to mention radical.
person b): I agree, but I would also add that you may have a hard time publishing such a manuscript, since some of your conclusions are politically incorrect, especially in our era of Conservative government.
Peter : gentlemen, I appreciate and respect your opinions, but I am still proud of my commifesto.
This term is a actually an amalgamation and shortening of The Communist Manifesto
person a) : wow Peter, your views on abortion and other current social issues are so atm-against the mainstream-, not to mention radical.
person b): I agree, but I would also add that you may have a hard time publishing such a manuscript, since some of your conclusions are politically incorrect, especially in our era of Conservative government.
Peter : gentlemen, I appreciate and respect your opinions, but I am still proud of my commifesto.
This term is a actually an amalgamation and shortening of The Communist Manifesto
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