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Rosecrans Avenue is a main street that runs through several cities including Compton and Hawthorne in south Los Angeles county. The street is named after Union General William S. Rosecrans, who spent his later years in Southern California.
Worldwide, let them recognize from Long Beach to Rosecrans.
Rosecrans by DtothePtotheM November 13, 2012

rosencrantz and guildenstern 

The (possibly?) gay couple that Hamlet is friends with in the play of the same name.

They are duped by Claudius into escorting Hamlet to England to be killed, but Hamlet escapes. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern then unwittingly meet the English King, and and hand him a letter instructing him to kill them both. They die. Nobody cares.

In the play, they always appear together, and seem to be entirely co-dependent. They have no real individual traits.

Despite the fact that they are fairly minor characters, they have a sort of cult status. Tom Stoppard wrote a famous play called "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead", which tells the story of Hamlet from their perspective.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Hamlet...

GUILDENSTERN
Which dreams indeed are ambition, for the very substance of the ambition is merely the shadow of a dream.

HAMLET
A dream itself is like a shadow.

ROSENCRANTZ
Truly, and I hold ambition of so airy and light a quality that it is but a shadow's shadow.

rosencrantz and guildenstern 

–interjection

1. warning given to not kill the messenger
Don't get all rosencrantz and guildenstern on me, but I saw your sister in a gangbang video involving midgets and animals.
A blogging and twitter slang word used to describe fans of the popular TV guest, writer, blogger and pop culture analyst Alison M. Rosen. Alison won the title New York's Funniest Reporter and has thousands of fans that tune into her weekly Ustream show.
The RosenFan club luncheon will include a live "duckling" birth and a dance competition. RosenFans wish Alison the best!
RosenFans by Ted from Accounting December 13, 2009

Rosencrantz 

1: The better half of the Rosencrantz and Guildenstern duo from the play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare.

2: Renegade Game Counsellor and all around swell guy.
Rosencrantz is a playa.
Rosencrantz by Guildenstern September 30, 2003

Rosencrantzed 

1) Betrayed by a childhood friend, long-time confidant,
trusted ally, or former-partner.

2) Back-stabbed by a person who has always portrayed
themselves to you as a loyal and trusted friend.

From the play "Hamlet", in which Prince Hamlet's boyhood friends Rosencrantz & Guildenstern pretend to be loyal to Hamlet so they could spy on him and report back to the treasonous new King (Hamlet’s uncle, who slept with his mother, killed his father, and stole the thrown of Denmark).

Just like in the play (spoiler-alert) you should have anyone who Rosencrantzes you killed when the time is right. People who Rosencrantz their most trusted friends will betray anyone and everyone eventually; they have no loyalty, no pride, and thus no place among men nor any business in a profession of honor. They must all be put down for the good of society.

*Not to be confused with Ratted-out or Snitched-upon; you should expect a Snitch or Rat to turn on you eventually, but to be truly Rosencrantzed requires betrayal by a seemingly loyal friend you have a long, trusting history with.
"Guess what, I was Rosencrantzed by Tommy last week. Why would he do that? I've known him for years; I let him have my car for 3 months after he got married and gave him a butt-load of money when his wife had their baby. And what, did he think I wouldn't find out? Yeah, of course kill him, but wait until after Christmas."
Rosencrantzed by goodcop8 December 25, 2007
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