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The Broom
The Broom by Colonel Banoffee November 29, 2021
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The broom closet ending
The best ending ever in videogame history, and probably the best ending in general. As featured in The Stanley Parable and The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Edition, obtained by doing the hardest thing: stepping into the broom closet.
"OH, DID U GET THE BROOM CLOSET ENDING? THEB ROOM CLOSET ENDING WAS MY FAVRITE!1 XD" -Everyone who was lucky enough to experience the broom closet ending
The broom closet ending by ThatOneHumann May 3, 2022
the broom closet
A person who practices whichcraft but is not open about it or very secretive. Similar to a homosexual not being open about their sexual orientation.
Person 1- "She always chants words under her breath and wears a pentagram necklace, is she into witchcraft or something?"
- Person 2 " People have been asking her about it but shes been denying it so far. I think shes in the broom closet!"
- Person 2 " People have been asking her about it but shes been denying it so far. I think shes in the broom closet!"
the broom closet by Mork_ulv March 27, 2017
jump the broom
"Jumping the broom" is an informal marriage or "partnership." It comes from peasant or gypsy marriages before the idea of a "civil marriage" (going before a justice of the peace to vow marriage oaths) came about in Britain with the Marriage Act 1836 - as an alternative to a church marriage.
The concept started in France as <i>mariage sur le croix d'un epee</i> ("marriage on the cross of a sword") which a maudit anglais (Englishman) translated from a French book as "leaping over a broomstick." The original concept comes from ancient military weddings - when a soldier marries one of the women who hung around soldiers back in the day:
"A sword being laid down on the ground, the parties to be married joined hands, when the corporal or serjeant of the, company repeated these words: <b>Leap rogue, and jump whore, And then you are married for evermore.</b> Whereupon the happy couple jumped hand in hand over the sword, the drum beating a ruffle; and the parties were ever after considered as man and wife."
My old Cajun stepdad took me aside after I brought the girl I just proposed marriage to home to meet him and Mama, and asked "You can't just go jump the broom?", so I'm here to tell you this expression is for real and old farts like him were still using it.
The concept started in France as <i>mariage sur le croix d'un epee</i> ("marriage on the cross of a sword") which a maudit anglais (Englishman) translated from a French book as "leaping over a broomstick." The original concept comes from ancient military weddings - when a soldier marries one of the women who hung around soldiers back in the day:
"A sword being laid down on the ground, the parties to be married joined hands, when the corporal or serjeant of the, company repeated these words: <b>Leap rogue, and jump whore, And then you are married for evermore.</b> Whereupon the happy couple jumped hand in hand over the sword, the drum beating a ruffle; and the parties were ever after considered as man and wife."
My old Cajun stepdad took me aside after I brought the girl I just proposed marriage to home to meet him and Mama, and asked "You can't just go jump the broom?", so I'm here to tell you this expression is for real and old farts like him were still using it.
My old Cajun stepdad took me aside after I brought the girl I just proposed marriage to home to meet him and Mama, and asked "You can't just go jump the broom?"
jump the broom by Cajun Scientist November 27, 2015
do'n the broom
do'n the broom by newo sivart March 18, 2006
jump the broom
Denotes an antebellum marriage ritual used by African-American slaves, who were often prevented from legally marrying.
With wide variations, the basic feature of the ritual was that the marriage union was solemnized by a young couple leaping together over a broom. This would be done in the context of a family gathering.
Widely practiced in the American South, the ritual may have an African origin, or it may have been adapted from a similar ancient Celtic fertility ritual.
"Jumping the broom" is currently enjoying a resurgence in popularity as a tribute to the customs of American slaves.
With wide variations, the basic feature of the ritual was that the marriage union was solemnized by a young couple leaping together over a broom. This would be done in the context of a family gathering.
Widely practiced in the American South, the ritual may have an African origin, or it may have been adapted from a similar ancient Celtic fertility ritual.
"Jumping the broom" is currently enjoying a resurgence in popularity as a tribute to the customs of American slaves.
jump the broom by Thomas Nickerson August 30, 2008
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