When one promises goods and services as a kindly gesture without expecting something in return but doesn't follow through.
by The oll knowing September 06, 2020
I Want Nothing TO DO With ANd YOu I Promise You Are Going To Notice Something Out Here For Bothering Me
I Want Nothing TO DO With ANd YOu I Promise You Are Going To Notice Something Out Here For Bothering Me
by Angel234IsTheDarkSeraphim April 16, 2025
n. A promise that's expressed by someone who doesn't fully realise the importance of keeping promises they make to someone else. This kind of promise is generally impossible to keep because the promiser has no influence or control over the situation whatsoever. Alternatively, these promises might get broken because the promiser, knowingly or otherwise, lacked the commitment or the know-how/energy/ability to fully see it through.
Derived from American (Hollywood) films and TV shows that contain characters, who make this kind of promise.
Derived from American (Hollywood) films and TV shows that contain characters, who make this kind of promise.
Examples of American promises:
1st Character: "Oh, no she's gonna die!"
2nd Characer: "No she's not. She's gonna live. I promise."
"I'll be there - I promise." Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger - Jingle All The Way), In response to his son, Jamie, asking him to make it to his Karate Class.
1st Character: "Oh, no she's gonna die!"
2nd Characer: "No she's not. She's gonna live. I promise."
"I'll be there - I promise." Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger - Jingle All The Way), In response to his son, Jamie, asking him to make it to his Karate Class.
by eXDax July 11, 2008
Promiseering is the cynical use of promises to obtain consent or support from a base for a short term course of action that secures a position of leverage for the promiser, with the option of abandoning the promise when the leverage is obtained.
During election campaigns, some politicians may resort to promiseering tactics to secure the vote for themselves.
by a6rax1s March 22, 2024
Sure girls I'll take you to Wonderland one day probably sometime next summer. 12 summers later, a Wonderland promise
by Pattydangles78 July 23, 2017