the Replacements

A seminal alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; one of the driving forces behind the 1980's alternative rock scene who helped pave the way for grunge bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam.

Fronted by Paul Westerberg, the band formed in 1979 and broke up in 1991. The original members were Paul Westerberg (vocals/guitar), Bob Stinson (guitar), Tommy Stinson (bass) and Chris Mars (drum). In 1985, after the release of their fourth album, "Tim" (widely considered their best album), Bob Stinson was kicked out of the band and replaced by Minneapolis guitarist Slim Dunlap.

They were also referred to jokingly as "the 'Mats", from "the Placemats", which was what a detractor joked their name was.

Joe: "The Replacements are the best band EVER!"

Lucas: "Hahaha, isn't that a movie?"

Joe: *Slaps Lucas*

Lucas: "Ow! What was that for?"

Joe: "You're an asshole. And that movie sucks ass!"

by Riverboy April 17, 2006

the replacements

noun: Seminal Eighties alternative banded fronted by Paul Westerberg. Also, a shit movie with Keanu Reeves about football or something.

"Have you ever heard of the Replacements?"
"Wasn't that a movie or something?"
"Yeah, probably. Shut the fuck up."

by mcstallard February 28, 2005

The Replacements

a really gude movie staring Keanu Reaves

What a The Replacements that movie was, or, That movie was no The replacements by any means

by Ali July 16, 2003

The Great Replacement

When Facebook or Twitter redesign their interface and then roll it out to everybody so you can't use the old one, even though it's a steaming load of crap.

Facebook updated Messenger again? Great, even though this new design is crap here comes the Great Replacement all over again.

by America Lover 🇺🇸 August 9, 2019

The Great Replacement

The Great Replacement (Theory) is a white-nationalist-far-right conspiracy theory originating from France.

The theory states that ethnic white Europeans are being systematically replaced with non-white people especially from countries like Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey, also known as the 'Muslim world' through mass immigration.

There is also a commonly used 'dog whistle' that is related to this theory, which is the words "birth rates", designed to flag to white supremacists. (Used in the Manifesto of the New Zealand mosque shooter)

A: Did you know that Danny is a supremacist?
B: No, how did you find out?
A: He posted a story on his Instagram talking about white birth rates and The Great Replacement.
A: I knew something was wrong with that guy!

by KatzeK4 September 12, 2023

The Great Replacement

The great replacement is the current ongoing trend in business/entertainment/arts to replace most human jobs, such as office work, drawing, photography, and screenwriting with generative AI, even though the technology is still in its early stages, and will never truly be able to replicate human works, because in order to create those works, you must have actual human experiences and emotions to reflect back on. The clankers that companies are pushing to replace the humans don't have that, and are instead nothing more than a bunch of lines of code on a server in a place like Silicon Valley or Shenzhen that will use up all of the local water and electricity in order to create a lifeless work of "art."

The great replacement must be stopped at once. We don't want any damn clankers taking away the things that humans love to do best, such as express themselves through art.

by This is my handle okay August 26, 2025