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Emotional Hand-Me-Down

A trait or behaviour someone inherits from their family, for better or worse.
Craig: My bro was really difficult to deal with these holidays, he could not stop nagging my kids and noticing how dirty my bathroom was.

Leanne: Ya, he gets being critical from his mom, it is his Emotional Hand-Me-Down. Also, your bathroom is ALWAYS incredibly clean.

Craig: Preach
by Mike109999 April 27, 2025
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hill billy hand me down

When your done fucking your sister and you hand her down to another family member
Hey cousin Sally is here I'm first the n I kick you a hill billy hand me down that way you fuck her too.
by Schwindlers list April 22, 2023
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Lay down the hand.

A laying down of a hand is a phrase that represents physical force use to coerce or as retribution.
The whore was not paid so the pimp had to lay down the hand.
by limitofone July 26, 2009
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Hand me downs

Particularly anything that has been handed down from one person to another. Preferably known as "cheap"
"Look at this dude walking into the club with these hand me down shoes on."

"Boy please, were in so much poverty right now that the closes thing you will get to Jordan's is your father's hand me downs back from class of 86'"
by mr. Swank February 5, 2010
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hand me downs

"Hand me downs" are items, usually clothing, that's passed down from one person to another. It's especially common growing up in a poor/lower middle class family, where your older brother/sister gave you their clothes when they grew out of them.
My mom said I would grow out of this shirt size in a year, so she gave me my brother's hand me downs.
by letshaveapizzaparty February 13, 2015
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Hand me downs

When an old collegue leaves and his deals come in and the deals are transferred into another persons name who did fuck all on it
When an old collegue leaves and his deals come in and the deals are transferred into another persons name who did fuck all on it means Hand me Downs
by BB3G October 21, 2010
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Hand me downs syndrome

1) When a younger sibling feels entitled to everything their elder sibling owns.
1)Agh! My little sister stole my new Mac lipstick again! She's got total hand me downs syndrome!
by Ulessa April 20, 2017
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