Ingre's Violin

Refers to the French neoclassical artist Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, who while famous for his paintings was also incredibly talented though less well known for his skill on the violin.

The phrase refers to a person who is known for one talent but is so exceptional at another unrelated talent they could be equally well know for the second if not for the first.

Everyone knows joe is a great baseball player but his work as a photographer is a bit of an Ingre's Violin.

by anderama June 12, 2011

Name Drop Violation

When somebody you know who is a notorious "name-dropper " crosses the line and starts to reference unpopular people as famous or people that have too many degrees of separation from "said"celebrity, hence siblings, in-laws or distant relations as famous or interesting in any way.

Pablo was pumped to have the sister of the founder of a "major silicon valley social media company" attend his happy hour, Roberto and I both felt this was a major "Name Drop Violation".

by Hixxz68 August 19, 2018

Violet Time

Violet time is the time to be violated.

Violate me, in the violet time,
In the vilest way that you know!
Desecrate, savage me
Utterly ravage me
On me no mercy bestow.

Maude didn't go out with Harold. It was violet time.

by Cranberry Bob January 15, 2020

uki violeta

uki uki daisuki. psyborg is bootiful. wrote his own song (deja vu) for his debut. way talented. also super unseiso.

uki violeta likes calling ppl a bitch. and ppl like it.

by your local traitor April 17, 2022

Work Talk Violation

When in a social setting, an individual only talks about the work. They have such tunnel vision there unable to discuss any other subject matter that may be interesting to the other party as well. They are at a level of narcissism thinking that other people really want to hear them whine and complain about their work. These individuals tend never to ask questions about what you're doing. On the off chance, if you share some personal information about yourself, they can't remember those details because they are so consumed by their work life.

Sitting in the main square on the fountain, I bumped into my buddy Wayne who I hadn't seen a while, instead of catching up, he committed a Work Talk Violation.

by Hixxz68 May 16, 2019

violaing

The act of playing viola

"I need to go do some violaing."

Person 1: "What are you up to?"
Person 2: "Violaing."

by jp303 April 28, 2009

Violet Evergarden

A 2018 anime by Kyoto Animation about a soldier girl named Violet Evergarden, who after the war is deeply moved by the work of "Auto memoir dolls", who carry people's thoughts and convert them into words. Violet begins her journey as an Auto Memories Doll, and comes face to face with various people's emotions and differing shapes of love.

Violet Evergarden might be the most visually acclaimed anime of all time.

by wawawabobobo February 21, 2021