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People-person

A very talkative person who has great communicative skills and talk to everyone with no trouble.
It's said of people that work in Human Resources, solving other people problems and giving opinions.
I'm applying for this job because I think I have great communication skills. I like to talk to everyone, so, I'm certainly a "People-person".
by arruda October 25, 2009
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White Person

A person who has origins relating to or directly from the continent of Europe, especially those who are from the Northern and Western areas.
The suspect for the robbery was a white person, male, about 20 years of age.
by Strawberry Pterodactyls August 16, 2018
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A perfect person

Person A: have you ever met a perfect person?
Person B: omg there’s one reading this right now!
by meanbeanaileen June 22, 2019
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It's nothing personal

A phrase added before someone says something really shitty, in hopes of easing the severity of the comment.
It's nothing personal, but you repulse me.

It's nothing personal, but I don't know why I ever had sex with you.
by spillcanvasgirl21 June 27, 2009
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jeep personality

When someone bases their entire lifestyle around their Jeep. They have become engrossed in "Jeep Culture" and will spend all their time and money on their Jeep. These people are often obsessed with their Jeeps, even to the point where they will ignore previous hobbies or friendships in favor of other "Jeepers". Studies with EEG have confirmed how the brain of a Jeeper reacts when talking about Jeeps. Similarly to Cocaine, there is a rush of endorphins that temporarily inhibit the Jeeper's thought processes. If you worry someone you know is developing a Jeep personality, please call 1-800-273-8255 because you'll want to kill yourself once they start talking about their Jeep.
"Sean sure has developed quiet a jeep personality. He screamed 'Wrangler' when he climaxed last night."
by Rolln July 4, 2019
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Personal Finance

That class that teaches you how to do taxes and stuff, yet nobody takes it and then go on to complain about how school doesn't teach you about life.
Lars: School ain't teach you sh*t bout life.
Ken: See, if you took your personal finance classes, you wouldn't be saying that.
Lars:*facepalm* I'm an idiot...
by Intelligence001 May 31, 2016
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4th person

Also sometimes called the 0th person (e.g. in the Finnish language)
It is grammatical tone used for generative indefinite referents.
People speak in 4th person when they want to make a general statement that applies to not just one particular person, or scenario, but instead universally. This is usually in the context of administering a command, asserting a universal moral claim, or in an academic lecturing style.
It is not typically used in everyday conversation. If you speak in the 4th person to someone, it can come across as if you are being impersonal/depersonalizing them, or ordering them / lecturing them.

Some linguists believe that the 4th person is not a real thing, but instead is actually just an extension of the 3rd person. If you take the perspective that the subject in 4th person perspective is an actual existing entity (e.g. a human, animal etc.), then it is the 3rd person, but if you do not assign a actual existing entity, then it remains in the general indefinite. In this regard, it is similar to the mathematical / logical statements, which exist without a subject.

Sometimes it used in a subtle ways such as when people make moral claims and use the term 'you' as a subject, but it is used as an indefinite general 'you' as opposed to a specific person that is being spoken to. Usually people do this unknowingly, and it is usually so subtle that it doesn't call for any acknowledgement in conversation.
"One should always do that" - the usage of the indefinite referent 'one' implies the 4th person
"Thou shalt not kill" - the usage of the indefinite referent 'thou' implies the 4th person
by Gilgamesh100 August 14, 2019
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