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better

word commonly used by an individual to describe superiority over another in any event
I'm Better
by KA August 28, 2003
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you better

Same as "you should", though it can be use for any subject (I, he, she, we, it, they). Implies advice or warning. Common in the southern US, this phrase has been shortened down from:

You would be better off if you...
You would be better to ...
You'd be better...
You'd better...
You better...

Sometimes as a threat, a person will mistakingly say "you had better...", but the correct uncontracted version is "would" not "had".
You better get started on that paper if it's gonna be done by Monday.

You better be in this house when the street lights come on.

You better put them trash cans up on the porch, so's the dogs ain't gettin in 'em.
by Coell April 17, 2006
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Better

Better is an adjective; comparative of GOOD.

Better is used to discribe somthing that is higher in value or worth than another thing. Somtimes it's used to discribe people. It can be one of these five:
1 : greater than half
2 : improved in health or mental attitude
3 : more attractive, favorable, or commendable
4 : more advantageous or effective
5 : improved in accuracy or performance
Person 1: I am king.
Person 2: I am a better king than you'll ever be!
by Tace June 10, 2005
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i’m no better than a man

a creepy and uncomfortable thing women say to sexualize other women
* girl with boobs posts a vid of herself

othr girl: i’m no better than a man

girl: shut the fuck up
by insomniacx January 26, 2022
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Better than Wikipedia

A phrase coined by Bob in Music Theory and Ear Training I at the University of Toledo.

A person who is SO AMAZINGLY AWESOME at EVERYTHING, especially music theory, that they can honestly say that they are better than the most amazingly awesome website around, which is, of course Wikipedia.
Paige is better than Wikipedia.

"You all sit there like you're better than Wikipedia, but your homework sure proves otherwise."
(the original quote was something like that.)
by betterthanwikipedia October 21, 2007
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Bette Midler

Someone that looks pretty, cute, handsome or attractive "From a Distance" but as they get closer end up being unattractive.
Damn, who's that across the street. He's cute, he's coming our way. Oh wait, he's nasty... that's a Bette Midler, looked better "From A Distance."
by dk60610 May 21, 2009
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It is better to receive than to give.

A commandment with regard to our relationship to God, compared to our relationship to people, where it is better to give than to receive—when Jesus, the "bread of life" and the “living water,” wants us to partake of Him and receive from Him all that we lack in this world.
Jesus told his disciples that it is more blessed to give than to receive in relating to others, and when it comes to meeting their physical and spiritual needs, He wants them to know that as their Provider, Deliverer, and Healer, it is better to receive than to give.
by MathPlus March 31, 2021
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