Modest Proposal

/n/ suggestion made in satire, from the famous original by Jonathan Swift, in which he suggested solving the Irish potato famine by eating babies. See also straw man

A modest proposal: our new school dress policy should require all students to go entirely without clothes or jewelry, to reduce rampant comsumerism and objectionable messages on T-Shirts.

by pete mac May 6, 2007

Prepositional-Proposition Theorem

In the case where the prepositional phrase “in bed” is added to the end of a fortune cookie saying, the entire phrase will always makes sense and could potentially make you more appealing to your date.

In an attempt to captivate and entice Jill, Matt applied the Prepositional-Proposition Theorem to his fortune cookie saying and announced “Your talents will be recognized and you will be rewarded...in bed.” Unfortunately, his date Jill was not impressed.

by jayedee March 31, 2009

Constrain Proportions

The application or employment of a process or feature by which an artist will ensure both the ratio AND perspective of an image remain relative to that of the original image. Failure to "constrain proportions" has resulted in many innocent men being "duped" on internet dating sites (and the like), sustaining an eternal loss of essential "crop points."

TA:"I'm tryin to photoshop that sikk pic you got of me killin' a keg stand at the Rutgers party, Nig." "Everytime I resample, I end up lookin like Nicole Richie doin' a headstand on a Heineken keg can."

RA:"You need to constrain proportions"

....Beware the rubber bakk

by KurtBarlow February 13, 2007

Poop proposal

When you propose to someone by shitting in your hand and if they say yes then you smear it on their hand instead of a ring

Jennifer: Did you hear that Bill is marrying his girlfriend? It was so cute!
Bill: It was a poop proposal.
Jennifer: EWW!

by Fake Bucket December 20, 2019

a modest proposal

A Modest Proposal is when somebody suggests that eating babies might not be such a bad idea. This is taken from the satirical book of the same name written by Jonathan Swift in 1729. He frankly suggested that poor people ought to sell their children as food to the upper class in order to stimulate the economy and bring Ireland out of a sort of depression. Here's an excerpt: "A young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee, or a ragoust."

Jane- "That infant child looks delicious. I think we should eat him."

John- "That sounds like a modest proposal to me."

by ShaneWood January 13, 2012

Ego/Penis Size Inverse Proportion Theory

The theory related to Mark Russell that states "the smaller his penis is, the larger his ego gets."

Mark's penis is 4 inches long when erect, therefore he behaves as if it is double the length and girth.

by osamabinvender March 18, 2004

Quagmire of epic proportions

Something you would say to describe how much trouble or problems you have gotten yourself into.

Leah: Oh no! We got dirt on mums new dress.
Sophie: Shit! What should we do? There isn't enough time to wash it before the party!
Leah: This is a quagmire of epic proportions!

by Ghostkid XD October 15, 2008