A practice in which the most passionate of Harry Potter fans engage, in which upon first meeting another person one attempts to ascertain which house in Hogwarts that person belongs before learning anything else about said individual. Those who advocate for this practice claim it is far more effective in predicting and anticipating a person's character and personality than other forms of "marking" that many other humans may deploy. For example, the feminist philosopher Marilyn Frye describes "sex marking," a process of trying to determine another's sex and/or gender so as to impose upon them rigid expectations based on inaccurate gender norms and roles that only serve to stifle human capacity. Male and female are ambiguous, broad, and essentially meaningless term, containing within each of them the full spectrum of the human condition. Sex marking, therefore, is an inaccurate means of developing an understanding of another human. House marking, on the other hand, is far more effective in anticipating how a person will act, think, or live. Knowing someone is a Slytherin provides a far better basis for predicting behavior than knowing they are female.
by fryeismagical June 11, 2012
The set of unwritten rules players of a game agree to abide by when playing a game, sometimes explicitly authorized to do so by the written rules.
"How has this country gotten so shitty?" "Niggas on the world stage have been playing by house rules for way too fuckin long. That's how."
by Publius0987 April 13, 2025
Housed, Housing = the act of hyping a situation thru text as if the recipients are in the room with Houser absent of a follow up for a significant amount of time . Thus alienating and frustrating its intended audience .
Ex. of being Housed or Housing: “ Aye man “. …………” Bruh” ………………”Yall not gonna believe this”……………….”Wait til y’all see what I’m about to tell y’all ………………..
by OG Tre July 16, 2023
House music + dancing = Housing.
by Fit Mix® Melissa October 18, 2023
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by Jamie12958 May 28, 2021
#1
Billy Bob: “Bro, the people at this school are so fucking ghost house theme, I’m transferring.”
#2
Diddy: “That party was legit ghost house theme! There wasn’t even any middle school girls there either!”
Billy Bob: “Bro, the people at this school are so fucking ghost house theme, I’m transferring.”
#2
Diddy: “That party was legit ghost house theme! There wasn’t even any middle school girls there either!”
by I'm da bezt fool February 26, 2025