36 definitions by polo

a person who is narrow-minded or has limited knowledge or insight to anything outside his or her immediate life.

basically someone who lacks education or higher thought.
I tried to start a conversation about Hapsburg Europe with that hot looking babe at the party who is supposedly a history major.
turns out she's just another mental midget, since all she talked about was her ex boyfriend Diego and her Mary Kay cosmetics collection!
by polo June 18, 2005
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metaphor pertaining to something of a fragile or volatile nature.

-from an old past-time of standing up playing cards together in the form of a house, this "structure" can fall apart at any time from the slightest action (e.g. an air current).
"We must plan this campaign implementing maximum precision, else it will disintegrate into a house of cards."
by polo December 15, 2007
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to disregard any risk or potential disaster when undertaking any enterprise, venture, etc.
The founders of the American-based fast-food chain, McDonald's, decided to throw caution to the wind when they established their original franchises in the 1930s, during the Great Depression.
by polo May 7, 2007
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a derogatory word for a Jewish person, or someone who is a miser or cheapskate (can also be spelled h-i-m-e).
"that heim was being a hime when he didn't wanna pay full price for the meal."
by polo November 11, 2003
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When two people say the same word or phrase simultaneously during a conversation (usually by coincidence), the word "stereo" would then be uttered immediately by one or both parties to acknowledge this phenomenon.
no real example here, just remember to say "stereo!" the next time you and someone else you are speaking with inadvertently say the same thing at the same time.
by polo March 19, 2006
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to be in an extremely angry or agitated state
"My father was up in arms when he found out my sister became pregnant before she got married."
by polo May 18, 2007
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"The Millers aren't going to the wedding, I think we should follow suit."
by polo April 14, 2007
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