by mk4_1.8t February 27, 2009
Get the Statius mug.A mildly mocking synonym for the United States. It originated in the song “Another Pleasant Valley Sunday” written, in 1967, by American song writing duo Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The song, recorded by American group the Monkees, highlights an obsession that Goffin and King thought was common to many Americans namely to increase their status. To have a bigger house, a better car, more televisions, more of everything than anyone else to show how “important” they are. They don’t actually need all this stuff, they just want them as status symbols.
Now before anyone gets pissed off and rejects this definition, think about it; the phenomenon may be more widespread and common than people think, why do so many people try to get a definition on Urban Dictionary? Is it to include a new definition, or a variant of an existing definition to increase the useful content of Urban Dictionary, or is it to give them something to boast about to their friends, a status symbol?
Incidentally, if you think Goffin and King were being too general about Americans and status symbols consider the group that recorded the song, the Monkees. They were manufactured by the American music industry in an attempt to rival the Beatles, so were the Monkees musicians or an attempt at a status symbol?
Now before anyone gets pissed off and rejects this definition, think about it; the phenomenon may be more widespread and common than people think, why do so many people try to get a definition on Urban Dictionary? Is it to include a new definition, or a variant of an existing definition to increase the useful content of Urban Dictionary, or is it to give them something to boast about to their friends, a status symbol?
Incidentally, if you think Goffin and King were being too general about Americans and status symbols consider the group that recorded the song, the Monkees. They were manufactured by the American music industry in an attempt to rival the Beatles, so were the Monkees musicians or an attempt at a status symbol?
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday, here in status symbol land.
With thanks to Gerry Goffin and Carole King.
With thanks to Gerry Goffin and Carole King.
by AKACroatalin November 22, 2015
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When one describes a situation or predicament in which the other can personally relate to or recall.
Ike: Sometimes I feel teachers give grades based on favorites!
Eric: I feel ya status! I just got an F.....
Eric: I feel ya status! I just got an F.....
by Ike E May 10, 2011
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The epistemic status is a short disclaimer at the top of a post that explains how confident the author is in the contents of the post, how much reputation the author is willing to stake on it, what sorts of tests the thesis has passed.
It should give a reader a sense of how seriously they should take the post.
The epistemic status is a short disclaimer at the top of a post that explains how confident the author is in the contents of the post, how much reputation the author is willing to stake on it, what sorts of tests the thesis has passed.
It should give a reader a sense of how seriously they should take the post.
It had "Epistemic Status: Wild off-the-cuff speculation" so I didn't bother to read it. It seemed entertaining, just didn't have time.
He said "Epistemic Status: Would bet at 30:1 odds in favour of the thesis and I probably one of the top 100 theorists in the intersection of the relevant fields" but it still seemed completely insane to me. Heads better roll if/when it turns out to be wrong. Like, I mean it, he should lose all of his social capital. People should stop reading his blog and his eigenkarma should be reset (If he's somehow right though I will be very impressed)
"Epistemic Status: Fiction"
He said "Epistemic Status: Would bet at 30:1 odds in favour of the thesis and I probably one of the top 100 theorists in the intersection of the relevant fields" but it still seemed completely insane to me. Heads better roll if/when it turns out to be wrong. Like, I mean it, he should lose all of his social capital. People should stop reading his blog and his eigenkarma should be reset (If he's somehow right though I will be very impressed)
"Epistemic Status: Fiction"
by 7154b22954f68d626c891921a6a5e0 January 12, 2019
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1. Doing exceptionally well at a difficult task, especially in the hospital.
2. Describing the ability to manage difficult cardiology patients in an phenomenal manner
3. Having super HDL which allows one to eat multiple Big Macs without elevation of cholesterol.
4. Asian form of Chuck Norris
1. Doing exceptionally well at a difficult task, especially in the hospital.
2. Describing the ability to manage difficult cardiology patients in an phenomenal manner
3. Having super HDL which allows one to eat multiple Big Macs without elevation of cholesterol.
4. Asian form of Chuck Norris
Jon P: "I think I achieved Cheng-Han status today!"
Jash D: "What did you do?"
Jon P: "I discharged 7 patients from the CCU today and got a high five from the attending!"
Jash D: "What did you do?"
Jon P: "I discharged 7 patients from the CCU today and got a high five from the attending!"
by JPDISS79 June 17, 2009
Get the Cheng-Han status mug.1. A term coined by Kanye West, whereby one can signify that they have reached such a large audience of followers that their concerts can command enough people so as to fill an entire stadium.
2. That number-one spot; to be the most important and talked-about.
3. "People are going for that number-one spot, going for that moment: to be the most important and most talked-about. I call it stadium status. Do we have that copyrighted? That's what my album is: stadium status."
-Kanye West, Rolling Stone Magazine (2007)
2. That number-one spot; to be the most important and talked-about.
3. "People are going for that number-one spot, going for that moment: to be the most important and most talked-about. I call it stadium status. Do we have that copyrighted? That's what my album is: stadium status."
-Kanye West, Rolling Stone Magazine (2007)
by Tommy Scofflaw March 29, 2016
Get the Stadium Status mug.A class taken by many high school students to avoid taking Calculus. Little do they know, it's merely the unaborted result of a drunken one night stand between Math and English that inherited the ugly traits from both of it's parents. This little shit is deceptive. Students will enter the class with high hopes, but as the year progresses they slowly tumble into the black pit of never ending despair and existential dread as they realize that nothing can save them from the void of misery that is the approaching AP Exam.
Student 1: I'm going to avoid taking Calculus by taking AP Statistics.
Student 2: Good luck, fam. I'll pray for you.
Student 2: Good luck, fam. I'll pray for you.
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