riot

unrestrained disturbance resulting in violent behavious

The population was in riot over the decision made by the local police.

by arm May 13, 2005

riot

someone or something funny or entertaining

That kid is such a riot. I couldn't stop laughing when he told that joke.

by Light Joker February 1, 2005

ritydntkbitya

Acronym for "Random Information That You Don't Need To Know But I'm Telling You Anyway".

Bob: Hey, Ted. I'm calling you from a telephone booth, but I'm using my cell phone inside the telephone booth. It's pretty ironic. Just a little ritydntkbitya.
Ted: What the fuck, Bob?

by Cember January 2, 2012

Health Care Riot

1. An angry, sometimes violent, demonstration against health care reform at the local level.

2. A mob that turns out at a Congressional "Town Hall" meeting to oppose the President Obama's health care reform initiative. Many such mobs are organized in advance by conservative lobbying groups supported by the pharmaceutical and insurance industries.

3. A loud, boisterous act of political opposition designed to overwhelm the conversation about health care reform by using shouting and physical intimidation.

John actually supports health care reform, but he wasn't able to speak because the Town Hall Meeting turned into a Health Care Riot.

by Peter Kobs August 7, 2009

Stonewall Riot

On june 28th 1969, a large gay community in greenwich village in New York reacted to a police raid by rioting.

In New York at the time, it was illegal to kiss or hold hands with other people of the same gender. Police would regularly go undercover to entrap gay men and raid bars that knowingly served liqiuor to three or more homosexuals.

Eight officers entered the Stonewall Inn(bar) and began making arrests. The riot started with a Transvestite threw a bear bottle and a lesbian made attempts to escape. Meeting with resistance, the police retreated back into the bar and sealed themselves in. At one point the police opened the door and dragged a heterosexual who was passing by into the bar and beat him severely. Eventually the crowd grew to 2000 and the riots stretched over about a week.

Stonewall riot took place at the stone wall inn.

by Meatwhistle June 1, 2007

Great Nickel Beer Night Riot

An infamous event that took place at Cleveland Stadium in 1974. Like most of the sport teams in Cleveland, the Indians sucked and they needed a promotion. So they offered beer for a nickel. Great plan right. So the fans got drunk and started a riot. The Indians ended up forfeiting due to the craziness. You know you're from Ohio if you've heard of this.

Over 25,000 people came to see the Indians on the day of the Great Nickel Beer Night Riot. Too bad nobody remembers being there.

by htk0156 December 12, 2009

read the riot act

to rebuke firmly, especially with a stern warning (the riot act was an act of the Parliament of Brittan which was often read before it was enforced and was made particularly infamous by the "Peterloo massacre")

He read the riot act to him in front of everyone when he tried to steal his book.

by The Retrurn of Light Joker January 19, 2009