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answering a higher calling
To act in service to a higher i.e. more noble cause, a greater good. Often indicating an action undertaken at the behest of a Higher Power, such as a supreme being or deity, or some conception of justice and the morally right; motivation for personal growth and/or individual sacrifice for the greater good.
The lawyer quit her lucrative position as a private defense attorney and instead became a low paid public defender because she was answering a higher calling.
answering a higher calling by Nacho Momma May 4, 2015
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Answering Machine
My wife and I can't come to the phone right now, but if you'll leave your name and number, we'll get back to you as soon as we're finished.
Answering Machine by Rederickfay October 26, 2004
Prank Answering
When a good friend calls and you answer the phone like-
A) you speak a foreign language, or broken english, or
B) Like you've never heard the name of the person before.
Either way it makes the person suspect they have a wrong number, and it's funny as hell. Sort of like a prank call, just by the receiver.
A) you speak a foreign language, or broken english, or
B) Like you've never heard the name of the person before.
Either way it makes the person suspect they have a wrong number, and it's funny as hell. Sort of like a prank call, just by the receiver.
Noon...
John dials the number....
RING
RING
Perry: hehehe
*answers*
Perry: Herro, this is panda moon!
John: umm... uh... I think I have a wrong number!
Perry: I'm just fucking around! I was prank answering you!
John dials the number....
RING
RING
Perry: hehehe
*answers*
Perry: Herro, this is panda moon!
John: umm... uh... I think I have a wrong number!
Perry: I'm just fucking around! I was prank answering you!
Prank Answering by Dondrummondsorta January 16, 2011
answering the phone
answering the phone by Jesse Sherburne December 29, 2008
Angmering
The largest music scene in Britain, with parties going on all day and all night and booze being consumed like there is no tomorrow.
"Rave City"
"Rave City"
Dude 1: Hey, do you know where we can get wasted tonight?
Dude 2: Yeah, I hear there is a HUGE rave going on in west sussex, teh Angmering endz.
Dude 3: Sounds like a party
Dude 2: Yeah, I hear there is a HUGE rave going on in west sussex, teh Angmering endz.
Dude 3: Sounds like a party
Angmering by Jannah Barley July 23, 2009
George Costanza Answering Machine
A George Costanza Answering Machine is when you record a ridiculous greeting people hear when they call your answering machine. It comes from an episode of "Seinfeld" where George's greeting is himself singing a song off key to avoid talking to his girlfriend.
George Costanza Answering Machine by VFL98 August 26, 2014
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Blexas has been cited as possible in the upcoming decades, but only if Democrats continue to win the Hispanic vote in bigger margins.
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Ratfucker
Brought to public attention by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in the book on the fall of Richard Nixon, All The President’s Men, ratfucker was Nixon’s term for a political operative who sows chaos among opponents; an agent provocateur. It is thought to have originated among campus political rivalries at USC, and seems to have some usage in the US military.
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countrypolitan
Term used to describe someone who is a mix of both rural (country) and urban (metropolitan) lifestyles/upbringings. He/she is typically equally comfortable in both settings and is able to seamlessly slip back and forth between the two, appreciating the characteristics of each.
That ol' gal of mine drives the 12 lane freeway during the week and a John Deere on the weekends. She likes opra and the Grand Ol' Opry. I love them countrypolitan women.
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Witch Bath
A bath consisting of a variety of slats, oils, soaps or any other added ingredients such as fruits, milks, herbs or any other spices for health or beautifying benifits.
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