To disagree, or assert the opposite.
(The original meaning was to DISPROVE something: "He refuted their claims by referring to widely accepted experimental results". But these days journalists who are unwilling or unable to assess the strength of an argument, or to check facts, just write "refute".)
(The original meaning was to DISPROVE something: "He refuted their claims by referring to widely accepted experimental results". But these days journalists who are unwilling or unable to assess the strength of an argument, or to check facts, just write "refute".)
by Jeeralangian July 28, 2008
Get the refute mug.Those little pieces of poo that are left floating in the toilet from the previous person who failed to flush properly and ensure that the bowl was fully clear before leaving.
I went to the bathroom and the person before me left a bunch of refugees behind. How rude of them.
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by tubert January 7, 2016
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When a guy 1 is about to get with a girl, and everybody knows its gonna happen, but then random guy 2 which guy 1 doesn't even know about swoops down and snatches the girl right before anything happens. One of the worst ways to be blue balled out there.
1: Ey yo. You get with that girl yet?
2: Nah bro. I was just refugeed?
1: Nigga you playin? aw shit. thats cold.
2: Nah bro. I was just refugeed?
1: Nigga you playin? aw shit. thats cold.
by niqqaplease October 9, 2011
Get the Refugeed mug.The root of the noun refugeebee is an amalgam of refugee and GB – short for Great Britain.
A refugeebee is not simply a Briton who has gone to live abroad; the term expat or expatriate covers such people adequately.
A refugeebee is generally assumed to be a Briton who has either exiled him- or herself ex of the UK, or – in some cases – perhaps fled to other shores.
This phrase does not appear to have been used before 2004 and has, to date, been used very infrequently, with the contributor having found one reference in The Telegraph Property section of April 9, 2005.
The writer of the article was Michael White.
A refugeebee is not simply a Briton who has gone to live abroad; the term expat or expatriate covers such people adequately.
A refugeebee is generally assumed to be a Briton who has either exiled him- or herself ex of the UK, or – in some cases – perhaps fled to other shores.
This phrase does not appear to have been used before 2004 and has, to date, been used very infrequently, with the contributor having found one reference in The Telegraph Property section of April 9, 2005.
The writer of the article was Michael White.
“The refugeebees of Phuket or Provence are the same; they whine about the lack of Tetley Teabags and McVitie’s Digestive Biscuits on the supermarket shelves.”
NB Contributor's example.
NB Contributor's example.
by Roo April 11, 2005
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Get the refusexual mug.Refusenik (Russian: отказник, otkaznik, from "отказ", "refusal") was an unofficial term for individuals, typically but not exclusively Soviet Jews, who were denied permission to emigrate abroad by the authorities of the former Soviet Union and other countries of the Eastern bloc.1 The term refusenik derived from the "refusal," handed down to a prospective emigrant from the Soviet authorities.
Over time, "refusenik" has entered colloquial English usage for any type of protester.
Over time, "refusenik" has entered colloquial English usage for any type of protester.
by DEDALO August 28, 2009
Get the Refusenik mug.Who I believe to be one of the greatest hardcore/punk bands ever. If you say that you know music and dont know Refused, you are lying. Though they are know disbanded, this band will live forever through their masterpiece "The Shape Of Punk To Come".
by UnstableVagrant May 23, 2004
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