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fair warning

To give "fair warning" is to let someone know you are going to do something before you do it. In order to be classified as "fair warning", you need to give the person between 1 and 5 seconds before the action takes place. Anything occurring before or after those times would then be considered "unfair".
Jered- "Hey Marcus, I'm going to throw this ball at your nuts." (Jered waits three seconds, then throws.)

Marcus- "What the hell was that?!?

Jered- "Hey, I gave you fair warning."
by ballhitsyouinthenuts March 28, 2007
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Fairfarren

Farewell, May you travel far under fair skies
The mad hatter used the word "Fairfarren" when saying good-bye to alice, in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.

Also, according to legend, it is used both as "hello" and "good-bye" by several tribes of micro fairries.
by xkaliboor January 28, 2011
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fair use

The use of copyrighted material that can be used without permission of the original copyright owner such as criticism, reviewing, news reporting, parodies, remixes, mashups, cover songs, scholarship, and teaching.
My Youtube video was fair use!
by HeavyMetalGuy360 January 28, 2016
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fair-weather friend

A friend who is only a friend when circumstances are pleasant or profitable. At the first sign of trouble, these capricious, disloyal friends will drop their relationship with you.
I had thought Ted would stand by me when I was accused of theft, but it turned out he was only a fair-weather friend.
by Stephanie M. October 25, 2003
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laissez faire

Vacations in Europe can lead to a Laissez Faire attitude back home.
by citypaintNbody April 8, 2011
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fair fucks

An Irish phrase meaning 'well done'
Anto: I passed me driving test
Jacinta: Fair fucks to ya!
by Gualtieri November 5, 2006
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vanity fair

A place characterized by frivolity, excessive display of how fancy this place is, and pretentious.

It comes from the the book Pilgrim's Progress, where there was a fair in a town called Vanity. Later on, there was a book called Vanity Fair, and that's when it became a common term.
I got invited to a party at my friend Martha's house. You know, the rich girl who's related to the queen? Anyway, the party was a vanity fair.

What movie should we see? I'm thinking of seeing Vanity Fair. It's based on a novel I had to read in high school.
by Newbia September 1, 2004
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