A Basket Case is someone or something that can be described as useless or unhelpful. It is used as, well, you wouldn't use a case for a basket, would you?
by TimeForACrusade November 8, 2018
Get the Basket Casemug. .
by FrenchVanillaSake March 2, 2025
Get the 《¤》The《¤》Brothers《¤》Grimm《¤》Storyboarded《¤》Cased《¤》Closed《¤》mug. A term used describe one case which proceeds (or receives the most attention) to establish new case law or precedent, but there are (many) other cases with similar facts that will be impacted by the court's decision in the "umbrella" case.
Brown v. Board of Eduction could be considered an "umbrella case", in that it established new law and prevented schools from segregating on the basis of race, but at the time of Brown, numerous other school segregation cases were also in the judicial process, and these cases fell under the "umbrella" of the decision in Brown.
by frankdbz October 21, 2010
Get the Umbrella Casemug. being careful with your punctuation
Lots of internet companies use unconventional capitalization for their company names. You have to be caseful when typing a name like eBay or reddit.
by caseful March 9, 2011
Get the casefulmug. 
by CarmelloJenkins June 23, 2024
Get the case bashingmug.