Jafje's definitions

Enclosure

The process of dividing up open or common land, farmed in strips, into small enclosed fields owned by induviduals.

Enclosure happens in third-world-countries.

by Jafje May 25, 2007

Propaganda

Information which is spread by a government to influence people's opinions.

Dictators and corrupt governments often spread propaganda.

by Jafje May 25, 2007

Selfrightious

Selfrightious means to think that you are the only one that is right, everyone else is wrong.

A thing a selfrightious person would say:

'I'm right, you're wrong, I'm smart, you're dumb.'

He's selfrightious, he thinks he's always right.

by Jafje June 29, 2007

Imposture

Deception: The act of pretending to be somebody else in order to trick people, or an occasion on which this is done.

Imposture is what imposters do.

The act of imposture is against the law.

by Jafje April 10, 2007

Nedersaksisch

Dialect spoken in areas of The Netherlands (aka Holland) that are close to the German boarder, also spoken in areas of Germany that are close to the Dutch boarder.

Nedersaksisch is a dialect that's a combination of the Dutch and German languages.

by Jafje May 19, 2007

Recoil

1. Move back suddenly: To move back suddenly and violently, e.g. after an impact.

2. Feel horror: To react instinctively with fear, horror, disgust, or distaste.

3. Sudden backward movement: A sudden and violent backward movement, especially that of a firearm when it is fired.

4. Movement away in horror: A movement back or away from something, especially in horror or disgust.

When you fire a gun, you feel the force of the recoil.

by Jafje April 5, 2007

Beseech

1. Beg somebody: To ask earnestly or beg somebody to do something.

2. Beg for something: To ask urgently for something.

It's pretty much the same as implore.

1. I beseech you to think again.
2. Beseeching their aid.

by Jafje April 15, 2007