noun (n): A government with extensive welfare programs to help those in need, akin to a Social Democracy, this type of government will try to help a nation it's implemented in during a period of economical problems/collapse. Normally, these governments are social democracies, although fascist groups and/or dictatorial groups can promise to function like a coat government during their rule.
etymology: A coat government works like a coat, a coat can keep you warm in winter, and a coat government (the coat) can help a country (keep it warm) during economic instability/issues (the winter).
etymology: A coat government works like a coat, a coat can keep you warm in winter, and a coat government (the coat) can help a country (keep it warm) during economic instability/issues (the winter).
During the Great Depression, the people wanted a coat government to help them with the depression, they saw hope in FDR as the leader of a potential coat government for the US, and some found technocracy, dictatorships, and the fascist dictatorships of Europe as potential coat governments if they would've been implemented back home.
by SloveneInSerbia August 27, 2021
hen your pet is shedding prodigious amounts of their coat during a seasonal change say from winter to summer.
by word jockey July 05, 2019
It's a more sophisticated way of saying "alcohol jacket." Saying that you're wearing an alcohol jacket makes you seem a little less classy. Not only is saying you're wearing a hypothetical coat more entertaining, it's also a little less obvious.
After a night of drinking:
Guy 1: "Man! It's so cold out here. I can't believe we're drunk and walking home in the snow!"
Guy 2: "I know!"
Guy 1: 'Hey, aren't you cold in just a t-shirt?"
Guy 2: "No way man! I'm wearing my hypothetical coat!"
Guy 1: "Man! It's so cold out here. I can't believe we're drunk and walking home in the snow!"
Guy 2: "I know!"
Guy 1: 'Hey, aren't you cold in just a t-shirt?"
Guy 2: "No way man! I'm wearing my hypothetical coat!"
by Dragon Woman January 30, 2010
by SATANakaASHY July 30, 2015
A somewhat polite but blunt way to tell someone to shut up, or to drop a particular subject they won't stop talking about
Smith: "I told you this wouldn't work, but does anyone ever listen to me? Noooo!! They just carry on mindlessly doing the same old stupid shit.."
Jones: "Hey Smitty put a coat of paint on it already! We can't solve this problem if you keep jabberjawing way like this!"
Jones: "Hey Smitty put a coat of paint on it already! We can't solve this problem if you keep jabberjawing way like this!"
by TheMocker January 16, 2025
In other words, juss sassin' ya. Comes from da playful-but-annoying practice of coming up behind someone who's wearing a long jacket with a divided lower back, grabbing da jacket just above da slit, and then vigorously/rapidly yanking da lower part of da jacket in and out to make da pair of tails slap against da person's butt.
Me: If yer too warm, why doncha go take a dip in da ocean?
You: Jump in da ocean??? Are you crazy??? It's chilly and whitecaps-windy out there!
Me: I know, I know... juss flappin' yer coat-tails...! :D
You: Jump in da ocean??? Are you crazy??? It's chilly and whitecaps-windy out there!
Me: I know, I know... juss flappin' yer coat-tails...! :D
by QuacksO March 23, 2019
“It sure is cold out here.”
“Yeah, I had a couple shot a bit ago. I’ve got my bum coat keeping me warm!”
“Yeah, I had a couple shot a bit ago. I’ve got my bum coat keeping me warm!”
by KingOfKings1720 August 19, 2022