colateral

a name for something of yours that you turn into a teacher temporarily in order to achieve somethhing else, a bathroom pass, pencil or pen

student "Can I borrow a pencil?"
Teacher "do you have colateral?"
student :hands cellphone over::

by sarahhhhhh March 13, 2008

colateral damage

Thier children, "accidently" killed by us.
Not to be confused with the slaughter of innocents, i.e., our children "accidently" slain by them.

The children who died at Waco were colateral damage, but the children killed in Oaklahoma City were needlessly massacred.

by daDebil February 29, 2004

colateral damage

The other two defenitions are bull. Colateral is civiliians getting killed by military action . Colateral when involving civilians can be the same as friendly fire.

When the helicopters rocket was fired shrapnel from the explosion killed a civilian

by scannerfish December 31, 2004

colateral damage

Dead, poor, third-world childern, at the hands of rich first-world politicians.

georgew: We should be able to take over in Iraq without too much colateral damage.

by daDebil February 29, 2004

Collateral Beauty

The beauty to be found in the midst of devastation or despair. The result of a methodical and intentional approach to difficult and typically life-altering situations that yields beautiful, positive and meaningful outcomes for an intended target (the person who is experiencing misfortune).

In Palliative Medicine, we’re really adept at helping people find the collateral beauty in otherwise sorrowful situations.

by NurseNikFrank1908 May 22, 2023

Collateral Wiz

The 5% of a man's wiz missing the toilet, sprinkling over the toilet seat.

While 95% of Chad's wiz may have found its mark, I'm worried about the other 5%, the collateral wiz.

by The Official Wisdom November 20, 2021

Collateral Damage

When someone is having major issues in their life that are totally unrelated to you but for some insane reason they are taking it out on you. You are now collateral damage in a fight that they should be having with someone else.

When Julie caught Tommy cheating on her she became convinced that all her friends were sleeping with him. She exploded on everyone and we were all collateral damage.

by Sugar Heather February 5, 2010