"The american dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with oppertunity for each according to ability or achievement. it is a difficult dream for the european upper classes to interpret adequatly, and too many of ourselves have grown weary and mistrustful of it. it is not a dream of motercars and high wages mearly, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognised by others regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position." (taken from "the epic of america" by Truslow Adams 1921 i.e the first time the words 'the american dream were used')- translation...the americans cant fulfill this as long as they try to out live everyone else and allways have a bigger and better thing then everyone else regardless of wether or not everyone else is, in fact american. it can also be said that this is an idea of absoloute equality, how is this the case when there exsts a president of the united states that can go to was with whatever country it feels like. AS LONG AS THERE IS AN EMPLOYER AND AN EMPLOYEE THERE IS NO EQUALITY
by Mr cheese November 17, 2004
"This is the American Dream!" - Man eating apple pie with vanilla ice cream while getting his ass eaten out.
by PK-Wizzle September 13, 2007
by Dick Hertz May 30, 2003
To run over someone with their name starting with an "M", as the letter "A" is too wildly popular. Most commonly used if one's upset, distraught or to be hysterical.
Dude, I'm so PISSED right now, I just want to do the American Dream at Mike!
Relax man, things will get better.
Relax man, things will get better.
by twinkinator hawks March 02, 2020
"No Bullshit men, there I was living The American Dream..."'Iprep get ouuuttt'"... ok there I was, I had a bottle of Jameson in one hand, an $80 tin of shitty dip in the other, fucking a Romanian hooker from the ordinance bay... just generally being Knights af.... Fuck you Gibson"
by SgtHernandezGum September 22, 2017
A fairytale designed to make people conform, spend money they don't have on stuff they don't need , work for less pay, and think someday they can have everything they want.
Bait and switch
Bait and switch
I thought my degree could help me get a job and i could live the American Dream. Now, no one will hire me and i owe $100,000.00 in student loans.
Fuck you! American Dream.
Fuck you! American Dream.
by Fffffcough February 04, 2014
the ideal American life as fed by the media; 2.3 children, white picket fences surrounding a split-level house with a dog and a cat, and a station wagon or a minivan to take the kids to sports practice; impossible by its' nature
"The reason it's called the American Dream is you have to be asleep to believe it." -- George Carlin
by Shawn E. April 27, 2003