full circle phrase

A phrase that seems to make no sense by adding a thought then substracting that thought right back but when pondered it actually did have a meaning. Sports players, comedians, and country musicians are most often heard making full circle phrases.

Some popular full circle phrases.

Yogi Berra: "It's like deja vu all over again"

Toby Keith: "I'm not as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was"

George Carlin: "What if there were no hypothetical questions"

by flacker February 20, 2006

dangling participial phrase

an uncompleted phrase leaving one wondering what is supposed to be said next.. "the bear happened upon, eating a log"

"jumping through the forest, the end" thats such a dangling participial phrase

by sonorareyes April 6, 2009

phrase

ontogeny recapitulates philogeny

Get out your dictionary, folks.

by sr6yz December 1, 2004

pranser

Someone who dances in a way that shows their lust or greed. It is often used
to atrack the oposite the opposite sex of the jewish race.

"he's such a pranser when he does that."
"your acting like such a pranser."

by Eric Dinkler January 15, 2009

Power phrase

Tank version of the word paraphrase by people lacking in englishness/engrish

There are too many quotes to remember, I think I'm going to Power phrase

by goofygoober009 October 25, 2012

turn a phrase

As used in an educational video about the Declaration of Independence (2004), a seemingly dirty reference that refers to the actions of founding fathers who wrote the Declaration and obviously did something right.

The beauty is, it can mean anything you like.

Narrator: "I love a man who can turn a phrase".

by APUSH2010 May 29, 2010

catch phrases

Stupid ass phrases that people think are cool, say far too often, and become stupid fucks that you want to knock out.

-Hey, did you see that show on tv?
-How can I not have?! Everybody keeps quoting the god damn thing.

See also I'm Rick James, Bitch, Thats Hot, or Bling Bling

by Rick James. April 4, 2005