rhode island school of design

One of the top, if not the top, art schools in the USA. Other art schools / art students are always trying to put it down (despite its incredibly long list of notable alumni and high rankings) by calling it overrated (some people say Yale is overrated too, whatever). Popularly known as "RISD" (Riz-dee). Notable alumni include Seth Macfarlane and Kara Walker. The school has an acceptance rate of 35% as of 2010 according to the college board. Risd has been graced by the presence of numerous famous/important people, like Yo-Yo Ma. RISD students have had the opportunity to work with engineers and designers from NASA. The school has awesome facilities and a career services department that pretty much rivals that of most other art schools in the states.

People often comment on how weird RISD students dress. Many RISD kids are seen as (and admittedly, really are) hipsters.

a-"I go to MassArt."
b-"I go to the Rhode Island School of Design."
a-:glares bitterly:

by wavemaster September 3, 2010

rhode island slide

To pull into oncoming traffic little by little. One demonstrates a high level of nerve when this is done on busy roads.

I got so frustrated that nobody would stop to let me go that I started doing the Rhode Island Slide until they had no choice but to either stop or hit me.

by kd1s January 13, 2008

Rhode Island Sunday

Better known as Saturday to the rest of the world, on Rhode Island Sunday all the drunks and old people come out of the woodwork to make sure those with lives can't get anywhere without at least a 45-minute commute. The methodology is comprised of several art forms, including the Rhode Island Roadblock, the Rhode Island Rubberneck, and the Flashing-Lights Brake-dance.

The scariest part of Rhode Island Sunday is that when compounded with an actual Sunday, the Rhode Island Sunday drivers and the *real* Sunday drivers are all on the road together, thus creating the greatest clusterfuck this side of Los Angeles.

"We're going to see Tom Petty at the Comcast Center, but the concert's on a Rhode Island Sunday so we have to leave an extra hour early."

by JustAnotherGuy March 8, 2010

Rhode Island Shuffle

When an impatient motorist inches out of a side street or parking lot, in an attempt to take a left onto a main road, and blocks off all traffic coming from his left until finally someone coming from his right feels bad enough for the blocked off lane to let this douchebag in.

"So I was driving down 1A in Pawtucket, and this asshole does the Rhode Island Shuffle right in front of me to try to get out of Papa Johns!"

by Lauren O'Jea January 25, 2008

Rhode Island Super Soaker

The Rhode Island Super Soaker entails flipping a partner upside down, and inserting water or another beverage into their asshole, and swiftly punching them in the stomach. this causes a fountain of the liquid to spew from the victim's anus at considerable speed

"yea man, my girl told me that she wanted some freaky shit in the bedroom, so i gave her a Rhode Island Super Soaker."

by CHSW_shitter April 22, 2019

Rhode Island Syndrome

Rhode Island Syndrome: the act of meeting someone in a random place and knowing them from some other point in your life; this act must be repeated at leat twice a day to be considered RIS

Human: Dr. Thomas sent me over here to pick up my perscription.

Pharmiscist: Oh Joe? Yeah he just called. We were golfing earlier today.

Human: Really? How ironic.

Pharmiscist: Hey, did you go to URI?

Human: Yeah, I was a Ramett in class 1988, you look familliar...

Pharmiscist: I was class 1989! We must have Rhode Island syndrome.

by Star Gazer 13 April 26, 2011

rhode island switcharoo

Whenest in the action of the doggy style in front of a window you quickly switch with a nearby partner. Then proceed outside the window and start waving at said female thus causing her into a panic of who's penis is in her butt.

"Dude thanks for assisting me in the old Rhode Island Switcharoo!"

by micheal Dimorposopis December 27, 2007