Scottish promise

An ancient custom of serving guests an offering of food with a portion removed.

The custom served dual purposes. Symbolically, it was meant to indicate that nothing would be offered which was not equal to the servers own.
Practically, it allowed for a taste test to gauge the quality of the ingredients and preparation.

Our host explained that the pie was missing a piece to show that the house tested the pie to confirm it was good enough for you, which is the Scottish promise.

by Juan Moore Beer July 16, 2024

Gamer Promise

An unbreakable promise that has the equivalency of dedication and effort as a gamer that has 1 hp in a boss fight

I wasn't expecting him to keep his promise, until he gave me a gamer promise.

by NachYoWeed September 9, 2023

Welsch promise

Old Welsch custom of giving a gift of food with one serving missing.
The “Promise” of the gesture was that this gift would not be given if it were not at least good enough for the person giving the gift. The missing serving was presumed to be used to confirm the quality of the item and evaluate possible improvements.
The custom is thought to have originated in the mid-seventeenth century.

We did not understand why our Thanksgiving turkey only had one wing until my grandfather explained the custom of the Welsch promise, and it’s purpose of honoring his guests.

by Juan Moore Beer October 18, 2023

Chicago promise

Certain people like giving out promises without the intent of carrying them out. For some reason, a significant amount of such people populates Chicago. This kind of people is called bullshitters, and the kind of bullshit promises they give out is called a Chicago promise.

-- This dude said he'll bring over some molly this Friday.

-- You sure it wasn't a Chicago promise?

by othra May 13, 2024

Chicago promise

Certain people like giving out promises without the intent of carrying them out. For some reason, a significant amount of such people populates Chicago. This kind of people is called bullshitters, and the kind of bullshit promises they give out is called a Chicago promise.

-- This dude said he'll bring over some molly this Friday.

-- You sure it wasn't a Chicago promise?

by othra May 13, 2024

Stockholm Promise

I think I coined a new term... you know when someone agrees to something but the ducks, dives and avoids messages or conversations about it? It is particularly common here in Stockholm, Sweden among the musicians and just people in general. I call it this the "Stockholm Promise".

Yeah he did the old Stockholm Promise by saying "we should grab a beer/coffee/whatever next week" and then disappears for next X months

by inga.tjejer.bara.slayer June 8, 2024

Thumb Promise

A Thumb Promise is a promise stronger than a pinky promise. It shall never be broken, and if so, then the person who broke it may never be trusted again. Crossing your fingers does not invalidate a thumb promise.

“She thumb promised me she’d get me a drink if i called mom upstairs for her.”

by syylent June 8, 2024