An absolute debacle, a comedy of errors, a major stuff-up, a clusterfuck, a situation that couldn't have gone much worse
The ship crashing into the bridge causing it to fall down was a binfire
Climate change is a binfire for future generations
Climate change is a binfire for future generations
by AbleArcher May 7, 2024
Get the binfire mug.“When I was younger and confronted with hardship, my grandpa used to tell me, he said, ‘Sometimes you’ve gotta put the broom in the bonfire.’ He was right.”
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British slang.
The art of putting a dampener on someones moment of glory/celebration.
Interchangeable with the phrase "You rained on my parade."
The art of putting a dampener on someones moment of glory/celebration.
Interchangeable with the phrase "You rained on my parade."
Person A: I got 3As in my exams! Awesome!
Person B: I got 7As.
Person A: Way to piss on my bonfire, bastard.
Person B: I got 7As.
Person A: Way to piss on my bonfire, bastard.
by Espiria June 15, 2006
Get the piss on my bonfire mug.An old tradition of burning of any objects that are regarded as sinful or immoral, as if a bonfire fueled by the condemned objects would erase the social problems associated with them.
The most infamous of such bonfires took place on February 7, 1497. The extremist Catholic priest Girolamo Savonarola organized a great public burning in Florence, a burning of what he saw as the frivolities of the Medici reign, and in particular that of Lorenzo de' Medici, whom Savonarola blamed for decadence and immorality (which the zealous priest defined as any art that did not portray Jesus or anything Biblical; nudity and paganism in contemporary art irked his one-track mindset).
While prostitutes were beaten and gay men were burned alive on his orders, Savonarola's campaign centered on the burning of books, paintings, sculptures, cosmetics, wigs, fancy clothing, mirrors, jewelry, masks, playing cards, scripts of secular songs, musical instruments, anything that Savonarola deemed extravagant.
A "bonfire of the vanities" can be as a metaphor to refer to the censorship or ban on "controversial" materials.
The most infamous of such bonfires took place on February 7, 1497. The extremist Catholic priest Girolamo Savonarola organized a great public burning in Florence, a burning of what he saw as the frivolities of the Medici reign, and in particular that of Lorenzo de' Medici, whom Savonarola blamed for decadence and immorality (which the zealous priest defined as any art that did not portray Jesus or anything Biblical; nudity and paganism in contemporary art irked his one-track mindset).
While prostitutes were beaten and gay men were burned alive on his orders, Savonarola's campaign centered on the burning of books, paintings, sculptures, cosmetics, wigs, fancy clothing, mirrors, jewelry, masks, playing cards, scripts of secular songs, musical instruments, anything that Savonarola deemed extravagant.
A "bonfire of the vanities" can be as a metaphor to refer to the censorship or ban on "controversial" materials.
The Bonfire of the Vanities was the result of a moral panic provoked by an extremist monk who was horrified by the nudity and pagan/secular images that were appearing in art as well as the perceived extravagance of the Medici, the family who ruled Florence and who was leading this artistic Renaissance and who Savonarola blamed for the economic and social problems that were beginning to plague the city. Any art or literature that he deemed "immoral" had to go.
Eventually, Savonarola's campaign turned against him and he was executed, but his example of censorship is one to be remembered as that matter is discussed.
Eventually, Savonarola's campaign turned against him and he was executed, but his example of censorship is one to be remembered as that matter is discussed.
by Lorelili August 1, 2011
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Get the colorado bonfire mug.When you're sick as fuck but gotta hit the bars, so you chase shots of DayQuil with Whiskey (preferably Bourbon, but any type will do).
Bro, don't pussy out.
Nah man, I'm fucking sick as shit.
Hit a couple of Winnipeg Bonfires and you'll be straight.
Nah man, I'm fucking sick as shit.
Hit a couple of Winnipeg Bonfires and you'll be straight.
by cjharker42 January 4, 2018
Get the Winnipeg Bonfire mug.Annual celebration of the Gun Powder Plot in Lewes created by M Symes of Worthing. AKA Mr Bonfire.
Fun-packed festival celebrating the Zulu tribes and the Conservative party.
Fun-packed festival celebrating the Zulu tribes and the Conservative party.
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