a place or area where rules, regulations and behavioral norms are subject to strict enforcement or scrutiny. A person responsible for maintaining order in a controlled environment will normally strive to appear consistent when out in the open, but may enforce rules arbitrarily behind closed doors.
Kids who grow up in excessively controlled environments often fall behind in college, having all that freedom to cut loose but not knowing how to manage it.
by D.S. Credito March 13, 2015
An expression that states that people may behave or act a certain way as a result of the environment they live in. So for example if someone lives in a poverty stricken area and cannot get a job, they may become a thief. If someone grows up in an environment such as Communist China, that person may become a Communist himself.
“You hear it in the strength of my voice and in my rhythm, Now you know, how I was livin, It happened to me, like it happened to Serch, Prime Minister Pete Nice`ll kick the verse, in Bed-Stuy with my boy, Kiwai Height, The K to A Kingston, Wednesday night, To the Empire, show slammin, Open for Dana, crew flammin, Mouth open wide, or listening, Dumb dope with a forty in my system, Unprotected but respected for my own self, Cause of talent, no shade, or nothin else, A time of tension, racially fenced in, I came off (and all the brothers blessed him), I left more than a mark, I left a dent, Cause I'm a product of the environment.” – Pete Nice of 3rd Bass (Hip Hop Group)
by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ December 2, 2009
Means being generally professional, upstanding, and performing “by the book” in behavior, words, or person. Opposite or being street or hood.
Girl, I gave that dude my number the other day and he called me at 2am for a booty call! I don’t know who he thinks he is, but this is a corporate environment!
by DANNIP June 23, 2009
A caged animal becomes a product of his environment; mankind however builds his environments to suit his needs. If someone claims that you are a product of your environment, it means the environment you live in, has become your accepted norm, and now it influences you, rather than you influencing it.
Being a product of the environment is no different than saying you are the product of your own thinking.
by Dancing with Fire July 8, 2011
Instead of 2 coeds showering separately you save water by showering together. Coined by the one and only FiresOutkast.
by FiresOutkast February 4, 2009
Toxic work environment, especially those rampant with: 1) extreme micromanagement, 2) lack of respect, 3) excessive emphasis on performance metrics, 4) hostile feedback, and 5) high employee turnover.
by Gray Baxter August 18, 2023
by Breanna West February 29, 2008