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Keep Busy Stay Humble

A phrase coined by a famous philosopher from the PA area. Keeping busy is part one requiring that you stay busy but not too busy as you can never be more busy than humble. Part two requires you stay the exact amount humble as you are busy.
Henry: Ben handjob really keeps himself busy by beating off on the neighbors patio furniture?

Vince: Man I warned him, he needs to keep busy stay humble.
by Hdoc June 22, 2021
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Humble Brag

A form self promotion where the promoter thinks he is, almost subliminally, bragging about himself in the context of a humble statement or complaint. Everyone listening thinks he a jackass.
I am exhausted from my two week vacation to Hawaii. I need a vacation.

Nice Humble Brag, asshole.
by RodStickwell March 12, 2011
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Hamlet's Syndrome

The problem of overthinking and lack of action. It often causes intelligent individuals to be unsuccessful.
Due to Hamlet's Syndrome the genius lived a sad and unproductive life.
by joeblow12 March 27, 2009
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Humble Up

To swallow your pride and accept the idea that someone else has a better idea on how to solve the problem you created for yourself.
I told him it was time to Humble Up and let me solve the problem that he had created.
by meintheoffice999 November 29, 2011
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hamlet

Title and main character of a kickass Shakespeare play. Gets quoted a lot. Has an awesome death scene at the end (ruined it for you!). About three hours long when it's actually performed, though.
-What's your favorite Shakespeare play?
-Hamlet, man!
by Mlle. Plath April 19, 2006
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Pulling a Hamlet

Occurs when an employee leaves work prior to the company’s cultural expectation of 7:00pm. This is true even if they came in before 7:00am or worked virtually the rest of the evening.
Employee 1:"Hey where is Joe? Is he in a meeting?"

Employee 2: "No, he's pulling a Hamlet." or "No, he pulled a Hamlet."
by dmlives July 25, 2011
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humble

1. An admirable quality that not many people possess. It means that a person may have accomplished alot, or be alot but doesn't feel it is necessary to advertise or brag about it.

2. To degrade, to cut one's ego down to size. It is not necessarily done in a rude fashion but it SHOULD BE.
1. I envy humble people. If I told a humble person what I thought about people with humility, they'd probably not even recognize themselves as humble and ask why I'm calling them that. Too bad I don't know any humble people.

2. "DAMMIT, her bragging is getting on my NERVES! Someone REALLY needs to humble that asshat!!"
by Shameless Plug January 11, 2004
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