n. Contempt immediately followed by empathy, as coined by Marc Maron in his stand-up comedy special More Later.
I don't even know what it was, but my brain just went, "Fuck that guy," but then like two seconds later my brain just went, "Aw, he's sad." My contempathy for him was strong.
by riverharkness10 September 12, 2016
Get the contempathy mug.The act of contemplating and complaining at the same time. Used to describe whiny nincompoops who bitch and moan about inane, asinine, and absurd things that usually never even happen.
Billy: But what if we have a pop quiz today? If I do poorly it will go on my permenant record, and I won't get into Harvard, and my parents will kill me, and OMFG TEH WORLD WILL END!!!111
Timmy: Stop contemplaining, you insolent turd.
Timmy: Stop contemplaining, you insolent turd.
by Devious Muffin December 6, 2006
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A combination of the words "Contemporary" and "Issues". A course taken by cool students at Choate Rosemary Hall theat studies Global and National political problems or events
by Qwerty Asbnm October 28, 2006
Get the Contempish mug.Pop music and Soft rock music that is designed to relate to older people, like adults. The lyrics don't have teeny themes, dance beats and all that (unless if it's disco). The artists of the genre are usually older.
AC music are usually very ballad in sounding, having the piano, guitars, bass, light drums and even orchestra at times. AC songs also tend to be relaxing/chill type of music that have slow beats with high level romantic and sentimental themes.
AC music format doesn't include rock, techno, blues and many other genres, but it does include the more adult-oriented stuff from the R&B genre which uses real music - Boyz II Men and All 4 One (excluding Chris Brown, Usher, Justin Timberlake, etc - they're meant for teens and their music has urban rhythms). Even the 70's disco genre is considered AC (Gloria Gaynor, Weather Girls, YMCA, etc).
AC music are usually very ballad in sounding, having the piano, guitars, bass, light drums and even orchestra at times. AC songs also tend to be relaxing/chill type of music that have slow beats with high level romantic and sentimental themes.
AC music format doesn't include rock, techno, blues and many other genres, but it does include the more adult-oriented stuff from the R&B genre which uses real music - Boyz II Men and All 4 One (excluding Chris Brown, Usher, Justin Timberlake, etc - they're meant for teens and their music has urban rhythms). Even the 70's disco genre is considered AC (Gloria Gaynor, Weather Girls, YMCA, etc).
Adult Contemporary musicians include Celine Dion, Barry Manilow, Enrique Iglesias (early career, now he's a full blown teeny-bopper musician), Johnny Mathis, Toni Braxton, Josh Groban, Anastacia, Michael Jackson (some of his work), Christina Aguilera, Andy Williams, Dusty Springfield, Marc Anthony, Tom Jones, Julio Iglesias, Lionel Richie, Cher, Shirley Bassey, Michael Buble, Whitney Houston and Bruno Mars.
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All on the same planet
at exactly the same Time, or moment
despite the illusion of zones
and invisible, divisible, spatial boundaries.
All on the same planet
at exactly the same Time, or moment
despite the illusion of zones
and invisible, divisible, spatial boundaries.
by skipix December 3, 2006
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They believe in peace and love, but also in protecting themselves if the situation calls for it.
They also shower and have a job.
But they still smoke weed.
And they believe in gun rights.
They believe in peace and love, but also in protecting themselves if the situation calls for it.
They also shower and have a job.
But they still smoke weed.
And they believe in gun rights.
"Who are those freaks protesting the Feroe Island in Denmark's annual slaughter of Calderon dolphins that are on the list of extinction that we so carelessly pay little attention too through new and initiative ways?"
"Its those damn contemporary hippies."
"Its those damn contemporary hippies."
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