A act wherein the graphical avatar of any forum user is involuntarily changed (generally by a forum moderator) to an image which is embarrassing or inappropriate. The phrase is descended from "tarring and feathering," a mob-administered vigilante punishment common in the American frontier era, wherein the victim was covered with hot tar onto which bird feathers were then pressed.
Avatarring and Feathering is considered to be a tongue-in-cheek punishment, as it is not significantly destructive to the user's online experience (in contrast with banning / kicking.) As such, it is levied upon extremely minor offenders, or even as an in-joke for some specific contextual purpose within a thread.
The application of Avatarring and Feathering serves a purpose more similar to that of the dunce cap or the scarlet letter in earlier times. By comparison, the real-world punishment of tarring and feathering often caused moderate-to-severe injuries to the victim as the hot (sometimes boiling) tar was poured onto the skin.
The first known utterance of the phrase occurred on 5 May, 2013, when a user, posting on a sportscar-related web forum, had his avatar changed from that of an automobile on fire to one of a stylized pink pony character from the popular television show "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic." This was done after he employed the word Brony in an apparently serious context while responding to another user, whom he suspected of trolling.
Avatarring and Feathering is considered to be a tongue-in-cheek punishment, as it is not significantly destructive to the user's online experience (in contrast with banning / kicking.) As such, it is levied upon extremely minor offenders, or even as an in-joke for some specific contextual purpose within a thread.
The application of Avatarring and Feathering serves a purpose more similar to that of the dunce cap or the scarlet letter in earlier times. By comparison, the real-world punishment of tarring and feathering often caused moderate-to-severe injuries to the victim as the hot (sometimes boiling) tar was poured onto the skin.
The first known utterance of the phrase occurred on 5 May, 2013, when a user, posting on a sportscar-related web forum, had his avatar changed from that of an automobile on fire to one of a stylized pink pony character from the popular television show "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic." This was done after he employed the word Brony in an apparently serious context while responding to another user, whom he suspected of trolling.
Examples:
"Can we please avatar and feather ^that guy^?"
"Great, I've been avatared and feathered. Can a mod please change my avatar back to something OTHER than a pink pony now?"
"Can we please avatar and feather ^that guy^?"
"Great, I've been avatared and feathered. Can a mod please change my avatar back to something OTHER than a pink pony now?"
by The Polite Grammar Nazi May 05, 2013
When one shaves their bush over a clean towell. Then takes the towell, folds it back up nicely, and places it in the cabinet. Then when the next person takes a shower, they will dry off with the towell covered in delicious pubes. The crusty crotch pubes will stick all over their clean naked body.
Jayson shaved his bush over a nice clean towell. Then he folded the towell back up and placed it in the cabinet. Later on that day Tyler took a shower and when he was finished he dried off with the pube covered towell... Tyler cried because he had pubes in his mouth and eyes. I think some of Jayson's pubes got tangeld with Tyler's pubes..Then tyler took another shower. The Tar and Feather
by Urban Dictionary November 02, 2007
When a woman decides to show one of her breasts by pulling her collar down and pushing it through the neck hole.
Dude, did you see the girl in that car? She totally gave me the feather tit. And that shit was whack, homes.
by The Amusing Corpse February 16, 2011
A wrap or shawl consisting of fake feathers glued to a long string. Often comes in bright and flamboyant colors such as bright orange or neon green. Worn mainly by cross-dressers and drag queens. Sometimes seen on drunk people in bars or at parties where such items are distributed as promotional giveaways.
Woman: Hey look! Those Jaegermeister girls are giving away t-shirts, leis, and orange feather boas!
Man: I want a feather boa!
Woman: No way dude, that feather boa is mine - it matches my outfit better than yours!
Man: I want a feather boa!
Woman: No way dude, that feather boa is mine - it matches my outfit better than yours!
by Cabin 2584 January 30, 2007
"dude is that your dink feather?"
by JIMBOJACKSON April 14, 2010
by aira413 July 06, 2017
The small rolled up pieces of toilet paper left on the floor after someone's wipe their ass while standing, or have done a " mid-day check wipe"
by Mr. Phish2 June 16, 2017