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pot calling the kettle black

A definition my teacher, Mr. Twichell used, to call Nick a hypocrite.

Yes, it's pretty much just calling someone a hypocrite.
Real conversation:
Nick: Shut up. You're so annoying.
Twichell: Nick, you're a pot calling the kettle black.
Me: RACIST.
Nick: What does that mean?
Twichell: No, Natalie it's not racist. Nick, it means you're a hypocrite.
Whole Class: OOOOHHHHHHH!
by YoItsNat March 1, 2017
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"pot calling the kettle black"

u know what it means...
what happened when Paula Abdul told
Kady Maloy (of American Idol 7)
"you have some pitching problems..."

That is "pot calling the kettle black"
by vouguey February 25, 2008
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I'm calling the cops

What scum faced rat loosers mumble under their breath or to themselves when they don't get what they want.

A major major major tool in the bag of tricks that a character named "Double Standard" uses on perfectly innocent people.
(to ones self, not out loud)
Tony just bummed a ciggarette from me, "I'm calling the cops."
by Anthony Wheeler October 12, 2007
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Pot Calling the Kettle Black

Something about racist weed or some shit, I don't know.
Pot: Hey, black kettle!
Pot-smoking bystander: Hey, man. Make peace not war, man.
Kettle: Well, if that isn't the pot calling the kettle black?
UrbanDictionary.com reader: WTF?!! THIS DEFINITION SUCKS BALLS!
by SpaceMouse April 17, 2010
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Pot Calling The Rainbow Black

A variation on the phrase "pot calling the kettle black" that is used when the person being accused by the "pot" is not guilty of the thing they are being accused of while the "pot" is.

Origin: Rainbows are many colors but never black.
Transphobic Cult Leader: Stop indoctrinating children.
Trans Person: Seems like a case of the pot calling the rainbow black.
by Shugunou June 14, 2023
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calling the police game

The act of challenging your opponent to a fight then turning around and calling the police
He challenged his neighbour to a fight then called the police complaining about his injuries. He enjoys playing the calling the police game.
by youngleftyguy July 10, 2020
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the pot calling the kettle black

A older term used in the US south to discriminate against people of color. Also it can be used to criticize or bring down a person of color. People who use it are racist.
by Henry Louis Gates Jr. May 29, 2018
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