a adjective used to describe someone who relies on objects to bring them happiness.
based on the 1980s song 'Material Girl' by Madonna
alternative adjective: materialistic
based on the 1980s song 'Material Girl' by Madonna
alternative adjective: materialistic
guy 1: so i bought this really hot car.. it'll keep me happy for a week or so.
guy 2: dude you're so material .
guy 2: dude you're so material .
by Flash Ash February 19, 2006
Something people use to help them come down faster when they're masturbating.
Almost always porn or sexually related things.
Almost always porn or sexually related things.
by dislikement February 16, 2007
noun, always capitalized.
fodder for writing or gossip, as in when someone does something so stupid/upsetting/wonderful, you can't wait to write/blog/twitter about it.
fodder for writing or gossip, as in when someone does something so stupid/upsetting/wonderful, you can't wait to write/blog/twitter about it.
Pia: I can't believe your boyfriend dumped you for your best friend! What are you going to do?
Zadora: Turn him into Material.
or
Roberto: Did you see that? I can't believe he stood up on the chair and made a spectacle of himself in front of a live television audience!
Benigni: Material.
Zadora: Turn him into Material.
or
Roberto: Did you see that? I can't believe he stood up on the chair and made a spectacle of himself in front of a live television audience!
Benigni: Material.
by bob beeflips August 24, 2009
by tomorrowtomorrow August 30, 2018
by PatrickBeverley October 30, 2019
1. A philosophy that holds that everything that exists is made of matter. (see also metaphysical naturalism)
2. The belief that material wealth is the greatest good. (see also objectivism)
2. The belief that material wealth is the greatest good. (see also objectivism)
1. "It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the world, as pastors teach, but idealism. Men get into trouble by taking their visions and hallucinations too seriously." --H.L. Mencken
2. "It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly." --Thoreau
2. "It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly." --Thoreau
by spline November 23, 2007
Devotion to material wealth (tangible objects) It is also a philosophy that states that all things, will eventually be explained by physical properties. Most Westerners are materialists. Which means they are bastards who crave material wealth and will go to no end to get more. See Capitalism Materialism will be the downfall of society.
by Karl Marx October 14, 2004