(Mettre des bâtons dans les roues de quelqu'un in French): preventing someone, from achieving their social or educational potential, or hindering their plans all together
The current American public education is meaningless; it's putting sticks in someone's wheels. And guess whose ox is being gored? The American students'.
(Mettre des bâtons dans les roues de quelqu'un in French): preventing someone, from achieving their social or educational potential, or hindering their plans all together
The current American public education is wetter than an otters pocket; it's putting sticks in someone's wheels. And guess whose ox is being gored? The American students'.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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.