Jim was forced into refirement when his leader, Dave, pulled him into a meeting room and told him he needs to retire or he will be fired.
by theinnovator December 4, 2012
Get the refirement mug.Retirement is when a robot that strongly resembles a human is killed. Because humans do not consider robots to be "alive" in the first place, killing a robotic servant of mankind is seen as "retiring" a machine and not murder.
The term originated in the openning scrawl of the science fiction film masterpiece, "Blade Runner", desribing what Blade Runners do to "Replicants" (robots so advanced they are indestinguishable from humans):
"Special police squads - BLADE RUNNER UNITS - had orders to shoot to kill, upon detection, any trespassing Replicant.
This was not called execution. It was called retirement."
Loosely, the is often used in scifi circles to refer to any instance when a (usually) humanoid robot that is designed to look human is terminated by a human, such as on the 2004 Battlestar Galactica with the new humanoid Cylons (the new Cylon models are very similar to Replicants, and Edward James Olmos appears in both Blade Runner and BSG).
The term originated in the openning scrawl of the science fiction film masterpiece, "Blade Runner", desribing what Blade Runners do to "Replicants" (robots so advanced they are indestinguishable from humans):
"Special police squads - BLADE RUNNER UNITS - had orders to shoot to kill, upon detection, any trespassing Replicant.
This was not called execution. It was called retirement."
Loosely, the is often used in scifi circles to refer to any instance when a (usually) humanoid robot that is designed to look human is terminated by a human, such as on the 2004 Battlestar Galactica with the new humanoid Cylons (the new Cylon models are very similar to Replicants, and Edward James Olmos appears in both Blade Runner and BSG).
"Have you ever retired a human by mistake, Mr. Deckard?"
"The report read "Routine retirement of a replicant." That didn't make me feel any better about shooting a woman in the back."
"Cally just retired Boomer!" (Cally has just shot and "killed" Boomer, who was revealed as a Cylon sleeper unit).
"Commander Adama retired Leoben by beating him with a flashlight"
"Starbuck's retirement of Simon was very graphic"
"Cally should get a medal for retiring that Cylon whore Boomer"
"The report read "Routine retirement of a replicant." That didn't make me feel any better about shooting a woman in the back."
"Cally just retired Boomer!" (Cally has just shot and "killed" Boomer, who was revealed as a Cylon sleeper unit).
"Commander Adama retired Leoben by beating him with a flashlight"
"Starbuck's retirement of Simon was very graphic"
"Cally should get a medal for retiring that Cylon whore Boomer"
by Ricimer October 23, 2005
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This is when a group of guys kidnap several elderly Grandmothers, most commonly their own grandmothers.
They then fill up a large inflatable raft with liquid watery feces, shove the faces of the old women into this while tag fucking them up the arse.
Finally, when they have jism flowing from their anus' the women are thrown into the raft which is set afloat on the nearest large body of water, preferably an ocean
They then fill up a large inflatable raft with liquid watery feces, shove the faces of the old women into this while tag fucking them up the arse.
Finally, when they have jism flowing from their anus' the women are thrown into the raft which is set afloat on the nearest large body of water, preferably an ocean
Guy 1: My Nan gave me such a shit Christmas present
Guy 2: Yeah me too
Guy 3: My grandma didnt even give me a present
Guy 1: Fuck those tight bitches, they have it all, we should show them what its like in an Catalonian Retirement Home
Guy 4: But I like my grandmother
Guy 2: Fuck you dickweed, your doing it on you can join them in it
Guy 2: Yeah me too
Guy 3: My grandma didnt even give me a present
Guy 1: Fuck those tight bitches, they have it all, we should show them what its like in an Catalonian Retirement Home
Guy 4: But I like my grandmother
Guy 2: Fuck you dickweed, your doing it on you can join them in it
by Reverend Pope September 11, 2009
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Function: noun
1 a : an act of rehiring : the state of being rehired b : after unceremoniously having your position or occupation eliminated by a company that you have given the best years of your life’s work to and being unable to find meaningful work elsewhere in the succeeding year, said company one year later employs you albeit in a different division and at a lower wage scale thus leaving you wondering why you didn’t spend the past 6 months in Italy enjoying yourself instead of worrying about your ever dwindling severance package and pounding your head against the wall trying to find your next great career move.
2 : a job
Function: noun
1 a : an act of rehiring : the state of being rehired b : after unceremoniously having your position or occupation eliminated by a company that you have given the best years of your life’s work to and being unable to find meaningful work elsewhere in the succeeding year, said company one year later employs you albeit in a different division and at a lower wage scale thus leaving you wondering why you didn’t spend the past 6 months in Italy enjoying yourself instead of worrying about your ever dwindling severance package and pounding your head against the wall trying to find your next great career move.
2 : a job
After being out of work for exactly one year, on June 1 I begin my new job. In spite of this, I am looking forward to my rehirement.
by I love my job May 29, 2010
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Get the Retirement Beard mug.A dog acquired either during retirement or less commonly as a manisfestation of ENS (empty nesting syndrome) that is treated with a high degree of preference, most often surpassing that of any actual children a retiree has.
My parent’s retirement dog, Murphy, got more Christmas presents than me.
Dad got a purse for his retiremtent dog; we call it the Murphpurse.
Dad got a purse for his retiremtent dog; we call it the Murphpurse.
by Shariah Moonbeam December 26, 2018
Get the retirement dog mug.An Argentine diver who made a fake retirement after missing an important penalty against Chile. He cried and retired after the match. He is a shame of Argentina but most of his fans said that's Higuain's fault although he had scored more goals than him in KO Stage of Copa America 2016.
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