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bale-out 

(n. from the same root as 'baleful'):
(1) an expensive and hasty government bailout of an entire industry
(2) a government bailout that creates negative incentives for corporate executives while doing little to resolve an underlying economic crisis
(3) a government bailout that causes more harm than good
Time will tell whether the Troubled Asset Relief Program is a bale-out that hurts the economy over the long-run.
bale-out by wellwell February 1, 2009
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Bale Out 

When someone's stress level explodes to an epic proportion and a 5-minute f-bomb-laden tirade is unleashed on the unlucky soul who was in the wrong place at the wrong time -- much like Christian Bale on the T4 set.
Pam was trying to study for her midterms in the library but the kid across the table kept tapping his pencil to his ipod making her Bale out and get suspended from the library for a week.
Bale Out by BlagoGal February 3, 2009
Word of the Day on February 4, 2009

Bale out  

A drinking game played to the recording of Christian Bale going absolutely fucking insane. Every time Bale says "fuck" or any variation of that word, you take a drink.
"Yo, We all gonna be on the floor, after this round of Bale out!"

Bale Out

bale out 

Verb; As a successful public figure who makes their professional career out of Wall Street, a bale out is the action of acting like Christian Bale on a movie set and publicly making fun of President Oreos stimulus package.
(MSNBC live broadcast)

Rick: I don't care what they say about black guys packages, your stimulus package sucks balls! Show me the money!

Jerry: (At home) Now that's what I call a bale out!
bale out by Jerry 'Mark' McGuire February 26, 2009
Going ape shit on someone for little to no reason.

being a total prick.
The economy is in the toilet, I need to baleout on someone(you).
Baleout by Christian Fail February 4, 2009

Goode Baleout 

Expressing oneself with very outspoken conjecture of the fanboy base. Usually using excessive cursing and in the format of a Baleout.

Originally attributed to the actor Matthew Goode in relation to negative reviews of the comic-to-film adaptation of Watchmen.
Fanboy #1: Dude, did you hear the guy playing Ozymandias in Watchmen said, "If fanboys still hate the film after going and seeing it, they can all line up and s*** my d***!"

Fanboy #2: Now that's a Goode Baleout!
Goode Baleout by FalconX2 March 4, 2009
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