Megacity

A city and/or metropolitan area with a very high population or average density. A megacity is generally considered to be an urban agglomeration with a population of at least 10 million, though the United Nations defines it as a metro area that is home to at least 5 million people living in an area of consistent urban-level density. Most of the world's megacities are in the developing world — particularly sub-Saharan Africa and South and East Asia — which is rapidly urbanizing to the same high percentage that is seen in the United States, Latin America, and Western Europe. However, these cities are generally built with little in the way of construction regulation or public infrastructure. By the year 2030, it is estimated that more than 60 percent of the world's population will be urban.

Today the largest megacity is by far Greater Tokyo, with includes the nearby cities of Yokohama and Kawasaki and is home to nearly 35 million people; however, its current population growth is practically stagnant. The other nine largest are:

* Mexico City, D.F. (22,350,000)
* New York (22,150,000)
* Seoul, South Korea (22,050,000)
* São Paulo, Brazil (20,000,000)
* Mumbai (Bombay), India (19,400,000)
* Delhi, India (19,000,000)
* Los Angeles (17,750,000)
* Tehran, Iran (15,000,000)
* Jakarta, Indonesia (16,850,000)
* Osaka, Japan (16,750,000)

Smaller megacities include Bogotá, Colombia; Lagos, Nigeria; Manila, the Philippines; Shanghai, China; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Beijing, China; Karachi, Pakistan; London; Paris; Istanbul, Turkey; Chicago; Cairo, Egypt; Dhaka, Bangladesh; Ruhr Valley, Germany; and Buenos Aires, Argentina.

by Shreve Lamb and Harmon February 4, 2007

Herd Mentality

A very common disease that is often displayed in Politically-Correct People.

One typical example of this is when a chorus sings a patriotic song such as "The Star-Spangled Banner", the audience thinks they should stand up and sing along just in case anyone wants to question their patriotism. Quite hard to cure, highly amusing.

Random movie theater audience member: Wow, that was such a great movie that I think I'll get up and clap!

*the whole audience notices and does the same*

Another more sensible audience member: ...They do know that they're applauding at an inanimate object, right?

Me: Poor souls, they've been inflicted with Herd Mentality.

by EniBelle April 12, 2010

sup-bro mentality

The mind state of a serious bro. You have got to be thinking about the swell, hanging out with top mints, longboarding, greeting others with "sup bro?", noticing your best bro's tan, and find yourself most attractive with your shirt off.

We were boarding down Hall when all of a sudden SC's sector9 split and he started freaking out. I told him to bring back the sup-bro mentality and things went back to being chill.

by tOmbrOchill March 24, 2008

Bad Bitch Mentality

Having the mindset that you can do anything and everything you want to in this world even if everyone tells you no you cant do it and you say YES I CAN, WATCH ME. Having a bad bitch mentality is now considered a positive trait. Girl with a BBM Bad Bitch Mentality are a pwerhouse and a force to be reckoned with. If you have a bad bitch mentality you have then mental that you will get to the top, you will succeed and you will win the game of life. Girls with a Bad Bitch Mentality go farther, stronger, harder and always come out on top because they NEVER stop. They NEVER give up and that is why they succeed.

That girl went after her dreams and is sitting on top because she has a bad bitch mentality!

by lola day March 2, 2011

Nigga mentality

When females think more mentally like a man than a female. She's blunt, outspoken, straight to the point when it comes to what's on her mind. She plays the same games guys play in a relationship, she's just better at it. Most guys are intimated by her personality.

Girl you think like a dude. You have nigga mentality.

by babeblue April 25, 2017

herd mentality

/hərd menˈtalədē/

noun

1. the uncontrollable urge of the masses to blindly, yet boldly follow the advice of a known con-man and grifter, especially one that self-identifies as a stable genius, over that of the vast consensus of the medical and scientific community

“There’s no need to wear a mask at a Trump rally because there’s herd mentality”

by Ain’t drinking bleach neither! September 17, 2020

Mentacide

When your brain attacks itself (one realizes this on a conscious level). One might feel as if they are "going crazy".

In conversation involving size comparison of two rivalving penis sizes....one man considers his size inferior to rivals, and asks odd request best male freind:

"Will you please listen to me, I'm creating mentacide....will you please check out my size and tell me if it's normal or not? Hemingway did it for Fitzgerald!"

by fabcat June 20, 2012