moral relativist

A moral relativist is one with a snarky attitude and bloated sense of self-importance. They can be found loitering about college campus' for years on end in multiple graduate school programs. If you are unfortunate to have one in your freshman philosophy class they will ask "questions" that are not so carefully disguised claims of superiority over the professor and all other students. Often known to despise organized religion and wear anti-religious bigotry on his/her sleeve, while displaying outrage at all other forms of bigotry. They become loud and angry if you point out that such outrage ironically hinges on moral absolutism.

- There is no right and wrong, there is only perception of right and wrong.
- Is that so? Well you won't mind if I do this.
::smacks moral relativist in the mouth::
- OW! Why did you do that?
- I perceived it as the right thing to do during this conversation.

by Jan OLeary May 3, 2010

relaxative

When someone is feeling stressed or anxious they may be asked to 'take a relaxative' as another way of asking them to calm down. Another way of telling someone to de-stress or not worry so much.

Mike "I'm so worried about this next tee shot."
Big Dog "Mate, take a relaxative and smash it down the middle."

Wife "Are you going to get off your butt and do the yardwork?"
Husband "Geez, take a relaxative - I'll get to it after the football."

by Bettsy_Down_Under November 30, 2010

relative

A way of saying cousin without actually saying it. So if your a blood, and you don't want to say cousin or cuz, you say relative.

Whats goin' on relative?

by Obbie April 22, 2005

Explosive reactive armour

Initially designed to strengthen tanks, a reactive armour, that explodes when hit by either kinetic energy or high explosive antitank (HEAT) projectiles, disrupting the round, and degrading its penetration. Explosive reactive armour is most effective against HEAT rounds.

The new Russian Kontakt-5 ERA is not completely destroyed when hit - it still functions as armour after exploding.

Anti-tank weapons work by piercing the armour and exploding inside, thus killing the crew.

Explosive reactive armour counteracts the force of the explosion by creating another explosion on itself. Against shaped charged missiles, this type of armour really comes into it's own.

The design was patented by Manfred Held in the 1970's.

ERA will save the lives of the crew and allow the tank to fight another day.

by Gumba Gumba April 13, 2004

Relativism

Intellectual laziness.

Everything is relative. This means that all belief systems are equally true, except for Christianity and anything remotely pro-western or pro-American.

Also, since relativism holds that there is no center of truth, it is a perfectly valid opinion to say that "Plan 9 From Outer Space" is a better movie than "Citizen Kane", because my opinion is just as valid as yours, even when I don't bother to back it up.

by Killing Kittens December 7, 2006

relative humidity

It's that little drop of sweat that beads up on the back of your neck and dribbles down your back, thru your crack and eventually drips off of your ball while your fucking you sister.

by Pat May 14, 2003

relative humidity

The sweat that drips off your balls when you're caught fucking your cousin!

Last night I had some major relative humidity!

by Nicole December 13, 2003