This is one definition that doesn't speak for everybody, but is a universal common sense definition. Knowing that everybody is not the same, doesn't think the same, doesn't do things the same way without trying to convert the other person to your way of doing things is respect. Once you try and convert other people to your way of doing things, you don't respect them. This applies to people who wear masks, it also applies to people who dont wear masks, and try to run off the people who do wear masks. It also applies to race and statues. Thinking someone should respect your race and your martin luther king statues while trying to get Confederate statues removed is not true respect. Expecting someone to compromise before you can respect them is not respect, it's the opposite. Compromise is also not a sign of growing up.
Elementary school kids learn how to call people sir, ma'am, mr., and mrs., and doing so is not a sign or a symbol of true respect for somebody else, which is why false respect or pretending to respect someone is not better than no respect or disrespect, and is sometimes the exact same thing.
by Solid Mantis June 27, 2020
Get the Respectmug. Can be used as a verb or an adverb.
Giving somebody respect, or to respect for something that happened in the past and told in a story.
Giving somebody respect, or to respect for something that happened in the past and told in a story.
Pops: When i was your age i was in a VietCong POW camp for 2 years.
Kid: Hey i give you retroactive respect for that.
Kid: Hey i give you retroactive respect for that.
by who was that again? August 2, 2011
Get the Retroactive Respectmug. Why wouldn’t you just come and we have drinks before??? We do not have to eat at 6, respectively everyone can eat whenever he/she wants
by Harriestballs69 April 26, 2024
Get the Respectivelymug. Respect. Sentiment qui porte à accorder à qqn de la considération en raison de la valeur qu'on lui reconnaît.
MIRIAM : Kévin, vaffanculo.
KEVIN : Oh, un peu de respect s'il te plaît!
MIRIAM : Scusate bel ragazzo lol
KEVIN : Oh, un peu de respect s'il te plaît!
MIRIAM : Scusate bel ragazzo lol
by Lolilolbicth828273u3 August 2, 2020
Get the Respectmug. an extremely rare type of middle schooler that doesnt try to become popular or get a girl. usually actually care about their grades, have an actual attention span, and think about other people's feelings first.
gets more common in high school years, since the rowdy little shits gain a few more braincells
gets more common in high school years, since the rowdy little shits gain a few more braincells
Person 1: Dude, Kid 1 actually tries to help out in the classroom instead of shouting.
Person 2: Yeah, they're a respectful middle schooler.
Person 2: Yeah, they're a respectful middle schooler.
by icicle57 October 9, 2025
Get the respectful middle schoolermug. The Art of giving respect to one another, the process of one person to another (or firm establishment) on receiving a continuation of mutual respect from both parties
"Hey Dylan I think Casca Liked it"
"Respecticality"
or
"Did you read the new Chapter of One punch man?"
"Yeah bro it was hella good, Tatsumaki the goat for real"
"Respecticality"
"Respecticality"
or
"Did you read the new Chapter of One punch man?"
"Yeah bro it was hella good, Tatsumaki the goat for real"
"Respecticality"
by LittleChineseBoy August 7, 2023
Get the Respecticalitymug. Sleepy Joe said "Son don't tell me to not buy ice cream so Respect the fish during the full moon or suffer the full moon or suffer the consequences" because the ice cream truck was arriving and Sleepy didn't care what the conservative boy said
by Honky donkey22 October 31, 2023
Get the Respect the fish during the full moon or suffer the full moon or suffer the consequencesmug.