In "A Modest Proposal", Swift suggests the eating of Irish babies, for the betterance of the Irish people.
by The Real Mr. Hockey March 17, 2009
1. To show increase in quality, or feeling recovered.
2. "You best be" in a slight aggressive but playfully way.
(The other person usually responds with "nvm" and the opposite, but varies with conversation)
Used in some counties around SoCal (2)
2. "You best be" in a slight aggressive but playfully way.
(The other person usually responds with "nvm" and the opposite, but varies with conversation)
Used in some counties around SoCal (2)
by Nate R Higgers December 29, 2018
something said on the phone to me and I was convinced that it WAS a word.... and now it is.
I love you Kyle
I love you Kyle
he was bettering the butter
by Lisa August 13, 2004
to use a good word as a manner of a bad one.. to emphasise a bad word to make it worse than what it actually is..
by knobby knob knob February 03, 2005
adj. An improper way of saying that something has improved but not by much.
It's basically like saying: Something has improved, but not enough to say that it's 'better'
Note: An emphasis (italics) is usually placed on the last "er" to make clear the lack of substantial improvement.
It's basically like saying: Something has improved, but not enough to say that it's 'better'
Note: An emphasis (italics) is usually placed on the last "er" to make clear the lack of substantial improvement.
Examples:
1)
Child: How do you feel I'm doing with my sparring?
Karate Instructor: It's ... better'er' - you still got some work to do.
2)
Person 1: How are you doing in school?
Person 2: I'm doing betterer ... I'm still getting some Cs though.
1)
Child: How do you feel I'm doing with my sparring?
Karate Instructor: It's ... better'er' - you still got some work to do.
2)
Person 1: How are you doing in school?
Person 2: I'm doing betterer ... I'm still getting some Cs though.
by TheShark06 October 24, 2006
Wife: (whispers to herself) "that's better."
Husband: (Wakes up and looks at wife) "What'd you say? Are you talking in your sleep?"
Wife: (acting as if waking up) "Oh. I guess I was."
Husband: (Wakes up and looks at wife) "What'd you say? Are you talking in your sleep?"
Wife: (acting as if waking up) "Oh. I guess I was."
by von groovy June 30, 2017
Or worse?
Idiot "YoU tHiNk YoU'rE bEtTeR tHaN gOd!?"
Hym "Do you want YOUR kids to be better than you or worse?"
Idiot "......"
Hym 😐 "Hmm? Better or worse?"
Idiot "....."
Hym "I'm not hearing a response to the words that I said." 😐
Idiot "........"
Hym "It's almost as if you're not responding because the correct answer to the question would prove that I'm doing it right and that YOU are doing it wrong..."
Idiot "...."
Hym "You're doing that wrong." 😐
Hym "Do you want YOUR kids to be better than you or worse?"
Idiot "......"
Hym 😐 "Hmm? Better or worse?"
Idiot "....."
Hym "I'm not hearing a response to the words that I said." 😐
Idiot "........"
Hym "It's almost as if you're not responding because the correct answer to the question would prove that I'm doing it right and that YOU are doing it wrong..."
Idiot "...."
Hym "You're doing that wrong." 😐
by Hym Iam July 24, 2022