A person who constantly falsely accuses others of appropriating other people's cultures when they are not.
Brian: I can't stand Helen! Who does she think she is wearing that tunic? She's a white girl from Queens! She's trying to pass as someone from the Middle East or something. What a phony!
Lai: Um, Brian. She's into Paganism and tunics did originate in Europe. You are such an appropriatist! Are you going to give me shit because I'm from China and I use a fork?
Lai: Um, Brian. She's into Paganism and tunics did originate in Europe. You are such an appropriatist! Are you going to give me shit because I'm from China and I use a fork?
by von groovy June 10, 2017
Get the appropriatist mug.The term peanut butter approach reflects the idea that you will apply the same tactics to all aspects of a business. For instance, your business might need to cut 10% of its workforce. Under the peanut butter approach concept, you’d reduce your workforce evenly among different departments. Managers would be just as likely to be laid off as regular employees, and any department, productive or not, would lose 10% of its workers.
There are some inherent problems in the peanut butter approach if you apply the same tactics to all parts of a business. The company that simply reduces 10% of its workforce without considering that certain departments may need more workers because of greater productivity generally makes a mistake.
Another way that the peanut butter approach is mentioned in business is when companies give raises. Instead of determining raises on a merit-based system, some companies give the same raise percentage to all employees. This can have unfortunate consequences because it rewards employees that may not merit raises and at the same time may not encourage employees, who have worked very hard, to stay with a company.
It frequently is used by managers who cannot make decisions so they equally mete out criticism, punishment and/or praise to all whether it is merited or not. It is often a sign of weakness in a manager.
There are some inherent problems in the peanut butter approach if you apply the same tactics to all parts of a business. The company that simply reduces 10% of its workforce without considering that certain departments may need more workers because of greater productivity generally makes a mistake.
Another way that the peanut butter approach is mentioned in business is when companies give raises. Instead of determining raises on a merit-based system, some companies give the same raise percentage to all employees. This can have unfortunate consequences because it rewards employees that may not merit raises and at the same time may not encourage employees, who have worked very hard, to stay with a company.
It frequently is used by managers who cannot make decisions so they equally mete out criticism, punishment and/or praise to all whether it is merited or not. It is often a sign of weakness in a manager.
When looking at the budget cuts, we will apply a peanut butter approach and cut all housekeeper's hours evenly so there is no perceived favoritism. Even if we need longer hours on those shifts to clean the facilities, or those employees are better performers, it doesn't matter - we have to cut everyone exactly the same to avoid controversy.
by billytrish January 21, 2011
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a white, sleeveless male's undergarment that while designed to be worn underneath clothes has become part of the visual cultural vernacular as a garment of intolerance, laziness and overall douchebaggery. also, a much less misogynous term for the article of clothing previously known as a wife beater.
"That guy I was talking with on OKCupid showed up wearing hot topic pants and a meth apron. I ended up getting tanked in an airport bar after he asked me if my stove at home was gas or electric."
"It was so hot I ended up in just shorts and a meth apron. Offending myself just added to the awfulness of the day."
"It was so hot I ended up in just shorts and a meth apron. Offending myself just added to the awfulness of the day."
by riotgrraffe October 23, 2009
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SJW: OMG, look at that white girl with dreadlocks! That's cultural appropriation!
Sane individual: Eat a bag of dicks.
Sane individual: Eat a bag of dicks.
by Gubless September 10, 2016
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Get the apprope mug.Apprentasaurus derives from the words apprentice and dinosaur.
The word "apprentisaurus" is used to describe someone that has been an apprentice for an excessive amount of time, spanning year after year, never graduating to the next level, despite the progression and advancement of his peers.
Thus, the word "dinosaur" comes into play because this individual has been in apprenticeship for such a ridiculous amount of time that it's almost prehistoric!
The word "apprentisaurus" is used to describe someone that has been an apprentice for an excessive amount of time, spanning year after year, never graduating to the next level, despite the progression and advancement of his peers.
Thus, the word "dinosaur" comes into play because this individual has been in apprenticeship for such a ridiculous amount of time that it's almost prehistoric!
That guy has been an apprentisaurus for 10 years! And I've been in this trade as long as he has but I've made journeyman already..
by srm84116 August 11, 2009
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