British slang term given to the twenty pound note. Taken from "Land of Hope and Glory", the composer of which, Sir Edward Elgar, is depicted on the back of the note. Also, since it is worth a lot of honk, gives the owner 'hope and glory'.
What's that you've got there in your paddle? A hope and glory?! You're giving a hope and glory for that service?
by Kiwi Peeps February 19, 2011
Get the hope and glorymug. Used to describe someone who is barely hanging on with little left in their personal gas tank. Their slightest bit of hope, oftentimes irrational, is the only thing still driving them. All the person needs to do is stop and fill up their tank but they keep pushing it through the next exit and the next exit until they eventually run out of gas on the desolate highway.
Person A : "Todd hasn't made a sale in 2 years and he works on a commission only basis. He thinks his next deal is close though and will be a huge payday."
Person B: "Yeah, he's running on hope fumes."
Person B: "Yeah, he's running on hope fumes."
by Ryno212 February 10, 2010
Get the hope fumesmug. by skeothv April 17, 2022
Get the Hope worldmug. by Cjm1 December 17, 2021
Get the Sinful hopemug. Adapting an image, usually of a person, in a way that it resembles the 2008 Obama Campaign 'Hope' poster by Shepard Fairey.
After Romneys remark about cutting funds for PBS, the internet started hope posterizing images of Big Bird.
by Daanweb October 11, 2012
Get the hope posterizingmug. Hope hocog is a wonderful,gorgeous and amazing girl she is the person that people love so if u want to be friends with her ask her cause she's sweet and caring 💕 💖
by Nxnafrmspn November 22, 2021
Get the hope hocogmug. slang term for shooting herion; Hope rhymes with dope and can easily be a typo from saying hoops, which makes this slang an easy text term without getting in trouble by anyone
by NY Nigga September 29, 2020
Get the Shootin hopesmug.