An avant-garde band that started in the 70s and continues to record and tour today. They keep their identities secret by wearing masks onstage and in all their publicity, and have never released their names to the public. The main elements of the Residents' music are the highly experimental instrumentation and production, distorted vocals, heavy repetition and a favoring of weirdness over displaying any actual musical talent, of which they may very well have none.
"Man, those eyeball masks the Residents wear are hella tight. Do you think they'll tour with Renaldo and the Loaf again soon?"
by Aristizzle November 01, 2006
Medical graduate education where sleep-deprived residents (MD/DO) are underpaid and work 100 hours a week to become good physicians. Not to be confused with the 500 hours total required to become a nurse practitioner.
NP: "When I was in residency..."
MD/DO: "You keep using that word, I don't think you know what it means"
MD/DO: "You keep using that word, I don't think you know what it means"
by Oracle9825 June 18, 2020
A non-gang member that functions with the Southern Mexicans in the California or Federal prison systems.
Ex. 1
“There are a lotta cats that just want to get in there and they roll with the homies. And they really don’t want to be a part of nuthin’. They ain’t from no neighborhood. They might be in there for meth or crack, bogus credit cards or checks or whatever. They just want to fly under the radar. They are just gonna be considered Resident South Siders.”
J.D. Rutherford, Prison Break Raw, September 16, 2020
Ex. 2
“And lastly, at the very bottom of the rung, are what are known as residents. These are individuals who live in Hispanic gang territories or have relatives in the Hispanic gangs, but are not gang members themselves.”
Rene ‘Boxer’ Enriquez, Testimony in USA v. Jaimez, September 12, 2018
Ex. 3
Villain: Odelay Camarada! I need to get at the homey Guero!
Chita: You mean that Resident from Bakers?
Villain: Resident or no Resident, that dude’s a legend! He smashed Savag3 Studi0s off the yard! Dana White offered him a UFC contract after that beat down!
Chita: Oh shit! I remember that! I guess them Residents can be silent assassins!
“There are a lotta cats that just want to get in there and they roll with the homies. And they really don’t want to be a part of nuthin’. They ain’t from no neighborhood. They might be in there for meth or crack, bogus credit cards or checks or whatever. They just want to fly under the radar. They are just gonna be considered Resident South Siders.”
J.D. Rutherford, Prison Break Raw, September 16, 2020
Ex. 2
“And lastly, at the very bottom of the rung, are what are known as residents. These are individuals who live in Hispanic gang territories or have relatives in the Hispanic gangs, but are not gang members themselves.”
Rene ‘Boxer’ Enriquez, Testimony in USA v. Jaimez, September 12, 2018
Ex. 3
Villain: Odelay Camarada! I need to get at the homey Guero!
Chita: You mean that Resident from Bakers?
Villain: Resident or no Resident, that dude’s a legend! He smashed Savag3 Studi0s off the yard! Dana White offered him a UFC contract after that beat down!
Chita: Oh shit! I remember that! I guess them Residents can be silent assassins!
by FAIMnatic October 05, 2020
1. A band you don't know about.
2. They are allegedly from Louisiana where the four, maybe even five at first, allegedly met in the 60's in high school. They decided to go west for San Francisco, but their truck broke down and they ended up in San Mateo.
In 1971, the group sent their album "The Warner Bros. Album" to Harve Halverstadt at Warner Bros. He didn't enjoy it too much and sent it back, but becuase the band did not include a name, he sent it back to "Residents", and they adopted it as their name.
The Residents have been around for a long time and have produced many albums. They are a great band that focus on being artistic and experimenting with new technology.
2. They are allegedly from Louisiana where the four, maybe even five at first, allegedly met in the 60's in high school. They decided to go west for San Francisco, but their truck broke down and they ended up in San Mateo.
In 1971, the group sent their album "The Warner Bros. Album" to Harve Halverstadt at Warner Bros. He didn't enjoy it too much and sent it back, but becuase the band did not include a name, he sent it back to "Residents", and they adopted it as their name.
The Residents have been around for a long time and have produced many albums. They are a great band that focus on being artistic and experimenting with new technology.
1. Kid A: Do you know who The Residents are?
Kid B: Aren't they those people with the eyeballs who make shitty music?
2. Kid A: Why don't many people know of The Residents?
Kid B: More than likely because they are different.
Kid B: Aren't they those people with the eyeballs who make shitty music?
2. Kid A: Why don't many people know of The Residents?
Kid B: More than likely because they are different.
by Michael A. S. July 16, 2005
by laurenbitchesss November 11, 2007
The one who fits a certain set of characteristics within a group of friends, family members, coworkers, or people in general.
A: How do I fix my computer?
B: You can ask, Joe, our resident computer geek.
A: My sink is leaking, but good thing we know John, our resident plumber.
B: You can ask, Joe, our resident computer geek.
A: My sink is leaking, but good thing we know John, our resident plumber.
by regular August 07, 2009
The greatest band no one has ever heard.
Four consistent decades of high rated albums and short films really speaks for itself.
Four consistent decades of high rated albums and short films really speaks for itself.
Seriously, go listen to The Residents.
Sure, their albums are harder to find than Jimmy Hoffa's first lay, but that's no excuse!
Sure, their albums are harder to find than Jimmy Hoffa's first lay, but that's no excuse!
by DonZabu September 30, 2008