Pictures, stories, etc. concerning Dr. Gillian Foster (played by Kelli Williams) from the tv show Lie to Me. The phrase was coined by Tim Roth (who plays Dr. Cal Lightman on the show) and first appeared on his twitter.
by Vero_aloe January 24, 2011
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noun
1. a feeling of extreme anger because of something that is perceived as bad, hurtful, or morally wrong but when viewed in a rational context is really harmless, benign and insignificant.
2. a combination of the words False and Outrage used to describe unjustified anger or resentment over a petty issue.
noun
1. a feeling of extreme anger because of something that is perceived as bad, hurtful, or morally wrong but when viewed in a rational context is really harmless, benign and insignificant.
2. a combination of the words False and Outrage used to describe unjustified anger or resentment over a petty issue.
Examples
* Starbucks received much negative criticism towards their minimalist redesign of the 2016 holiday cups. For those in the real world, the vitriol that ensued was nothing more than foutrage over a coffee cup.
*Fox News' annual portrayal of "the war on Christmas" is spun as a threat to Christianity but in reality it is merely manufactured foutrage for the purpose of delegitimizing anything that conflicts with their conservative agenda.
Origin: American English, from combining false- (fake, not true), outrage- (anger).
First use: 21st century
* Starbucks received much negative criticism towards their minimalist redesign of the 2016 holiday cups. For those in the real world, the vitriol that ensued was nothing more than foutrage over a coffee cup.
*Fox News' annual portrayal of "the war on Christmas" is spun as a threat to Christianity but in reality it is merely manufactured foutrage for the purpose of delegitimizing anything that conflicts with their conservative agenda.
Origin: American English, from combining false- (fake, not true), outrage- (anger).
First use: 21st century
by Smedley Schmedley November 25, 2016
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the act of breaking, butchering, or fucking something up that was perfectly fine for no reason other than personal satisfaction
by Wiggly 1 March 20, 2013
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by L0RDR4G3 July 24, 2012
Get the fusterated mug.A process of eliminating someone that is a political liability, by murdering them, or arranging their death somehow. Named after Vince Foster, Deputy White House Counsel during the first term of President Bill Clinton; Foster died suspiciously in office, July 20, 1993.
If Sandy Berger ever turns state's evidence in the case of his theft of documents from the Federal Archive, he may have to be Fosterized.
by Slickwillie March 5, 2007
Get the Fosterized mug."Wow, I completely forgot what an asshole move that was he just made, he somehow fosterized me into thinking it was all my fault."
by CaAaAro0o0o0llL December 10, 2007
Get the fosterize mug.Foutrageous is the combination of the two adjectives Fucking and Outrageous to describe something epic. The purpose of such combination is for when you find yourself in the presence of toddlers and there is no other way to describe the subject you and your peers are discussing without using extreme profanity.
"Dude. . .see that gerbal trapper over there. . . Greg showed her what the angry pilgrim was yesterday."
"That's foutrageous!"
"That's foutrageous!"
by keil36 April 30, 2010
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