1. an opposing force; something opposite
2. the name of Vampire Weekend's sophomore album in reference to the above definition
2. the name of Vampire Weekend's sophomore album in reference to the above definition
1. My contra in the student body election beat me by 10 votes.
2. "I think you're a contra. I think that you lie." -Vampire Weekend, I Think Ur A Contra
2. "I think you're a contra. I think that you lie." -Vampire Weekend, I Think Ur A Contra
by AlternaPop! January 9, 2010
Originally an Arcade game, it is best known as the best Run 'n gun NES game, if not the best Run 'n gun game of all time. It is also the first time the Konami code ever appeared in a video game.
Retard-"Contra is so old, it can't compare to awesome graphics of the Xbox."
Me-"Too bad graphics don't matter, you retard. Contra is the best game ever, and it's worth more money than you."
Me-"Too bad graphics don't matter, you retard. Contra is the best game ever, and it's worth more money than you."
by Emennius January 17, 2004
1. A video game played on the NES
2. An opposing force
3. Military forces created by the CIA in the mid 80's to combat the sadinista movement in Nicaragua and the spread of communism in central america, funded by weapon sales to Iran and the spread of crack-cocaine through the united states.
2. An opposing force
3. Military forces created by the CIA in the mid 80's to combat the sadinista movement in Nicaragua and the spread of communism in central america, funded by weapon sales to Iran and the spread of crack-cocaine through the united states.
1. Contra is a badass game.
2. The contra to fire is water.
3. CIA Contras in central america were created to keep the united states foothold on the region during the cold war period.
2. The contra to fire is water.
3. CIA Contras in central america were created to keep the united states foothold on the region during the cold war period.
by alabaster jones August 18, 2006
by Chuck Harrigan October 5, 2007
by JakeStar April 5, 2005
"do you have any contra?"
by sosentimental December 27, 2010
Literally translated from Latin, it means "against the world". It has been used to describe maverick, 'lone-ranger' individuals who lack interest in culture and relative comparisons made by people that the individual deems 'ignorant' (which doesn't make them wrong, necessarily).
by emilia_wolf September 15, 2007