A term sometimes used to describe non-white people, usually as an alternative to saying minorities. It's literally the same thing as saying "colored people", but somehow it's okay because the syntax is changed.
Joel: Hey man, what's a good synonym for "minorities"?
Marcus: How about "people of color"?
Joel: That sounds a lot like "colored people", I dunno if that's okay...
Marcus: Nah fam, I just switched the order, so it's totally fine. Besides, I'm black, and you know black people can't be racist.
Marcus: How about "people of color"?
Joel: That sounds a lot like "colored people", I dunno if that's okay...
Marcus: Nah fam, I just switched the order, so it's totally fine. Besides, I'm black, and you know black people can't be racist.
by Roger Ramirez December 16, 2016
The sticky slimy residue left on hand rails, poles and windows in public places. Often found on public transportation such as buses and subways.
by Paul Steeves July 20, 2005
Generally, intelligent people. Often criticized for their ability to think for themselves and for going against the rules of the normal people.
Crazy people are best.
by zeffer December 13, 2003
What Uncle Arthur of TV Show BEWITCHED (starring Elizabeth Montgomery) asked Darren's side of the family. Uncle Arthur played by Paul Lynde was a Warlock where as Darren (Dick York) and the members of the Stephens family were mortal. They easily fainted, became defensive, showed emotion and affirmed bias. Samantha's family members were each Centuries old, thus sophisticated. This advantage had them versed from world travel, languages of the tongue & the ages and accessibility to alternate astro-planes.
I just changed your purse into its original animal . What's so unusual about that ? No need to become so reactionary. Who are you people anyway?
by David October 20, 2015
A word that is impossible to define on Urban Dictionary without getting hundreds or thousands of dislikes.
by - The Cold Hard Truth - February 27, 2022
The best country song ever created. Released in 2009 by Billy Currington. The chorus is very true..."God is great, Beer is good, and People are Crazy".
by JKoleelin July 07, 2009
party people: collective noun for group of people. Sometimes used sarcastically to refer to people who under no circumstances would party, eg. drivers from MA.
by Slagathor July 14, 2004