1. Not blind
2. One who receives state assistance or preferential treatment ostensibly for poor eyesight or impaired vision
3. A panhandler who sports the accoutrements of the sightless: a seeing eye dog, dark tinted eyeglasses, a cane , a tin cup, and a hand-lettered sign soliciting donations from the public, but whose eyesight within normal range. A beggar who feigns blindness.
4. One who wears eyeglasses and exploits and exaggerates the condition as a disability that requires government assistance, financial or otherwise.
My cabdriver told us "being legally blind has a lot of bennies" such as "they can't fire me for having too many accidents"
Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.
After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.
Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.