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Originally meaning to date or court somebody with serious intent. Eventually its meaning expanded to include the actions that couples would partake in while dating in this manner. If you are making love to somebody, it means you truly love them and want to spend the rest of your life with them. Making love can be a small action, it can be giving your coat to your partner on a cold night, or giving them a sincere compliment when they’re feeling down. It can be hugging them from behind in the morning while they make coffee, or even something as innocuous as holding hands in a movie. In the 1950s, it might be common for a young teen to tell her friends about her date and say something along the lines of:
“We made love in the theatre last night!”
This would be understood to mean anything from hand holding to kissing to affectionate words.
The modern definition of making love (to have sexual intercourse) is a slang usage of the phrase that was likely popularized in the 1960s by the slogan “make love, not war”. However some vestiges of the original meaning still remain. People usually will not say they made love with somebody unless they felt a deeper connection with them, as there are a bevy of other terms which are used for casual encounters. In this way, making love still implies courtly romance, as was its original intent, and it is often reserved for serious relationships. Yet it can apply to all the scenarios outlined above as well. All are valid examples of making love.
“We made love in the theatre last night!”
This would be understood to mean anything from hand holding to kissing to affectionate words.
The modern definition of making love (to have sexual intercourse) is a slang usage of the phrase that was likely popularized in the 1960s by the slogan “make love, not war”. However some vestiges of the original meaning still remain. People usually will not say they made love with somebody unless they felt a deeper connection with them, as there are a bevy of other terms which are used for casual encounters. In this way, making love still implies courtly romance, as was its original intent, and it is often reserved for serious relationships. Yet it can apply to all the scenarios outlined above as well. All are valid examples of making love.
by Alex-2598 November 23, 2020
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The opposite of a Johnny-come-lately. A Johnny-come-quickly is someone who is very early to catch on to a trend or stand up to an established social convention, usually the the point where they will be mocked, ridiculed, and possibly even persecuted in their own lifetime. In the end, of course, they are often proven correct, as shown by the eventual acceptance and mainstreamization of their position by Johnnies-come-lately.
While Johnnies-come lately are socially adept enough to pick up on logical cues from the world around them and adapt with the times, Johnnies-come-quickly are guided less by such rational logic and more so by an overwhelming sense of conviction in the truth of their beliefs. A Johnny-come-quickly is by definition extremely courageous because they are taking a position that is extremely unpopular.
Some examples of Johnnies-come-quickly throughout history include the the first people to posit a heliocentric solar system, the first proponents of a round earth, the first people to question the authority of the Church and of religion in general, and the first to take progressive stances on the rights of women and LGBT people.
The opposite of a Johnny-come-lately. A Johnny-come-quickly is someone who is very early to catch on to a trend or stand up to an established social convention, usually the the point where they will be mocked, ridiculed, and possibly even persecuted in their own lifetime. In the end, of course, they are often proven correct, as shown by the eventual acceptance and mainstreamization of their position by Johnnies-come-lately.
While Johnnies-come lately are socially adept enough to pick up on logical cues from the world around them and adapt with the times, Johnnies-come-quickly are guided less by such rational logic and more so by an overwhelming sense of conviction in the truth of their beliefs. A Johnny-come-quickly is by definition extremely courageous because they are taking a position that is extremely unpopular.
Some examples of Johnnies-come-quickly throughout history include the the first people to posit a heliocentric solar system, the first proponents of a round earth, the first people to question the authority of the Church and of religion in general, and the first to take progressive stances on the rights of women and LGBT people.
While he faced ridicule and failure in his own lifetime, Leonardo Da Vinci’s dreams of the seemingly impossible notion of flight were eventually borne out, thus ensuring his pioneering legacy as a true Johnny-come-quickly
by Alex-2598 November 24, 2020
Get the Johnny-come-quickly mug.“Flat”, from the musical notation for a flat note, not to be confused with the letter “b” to which it does bear a striking resemblance.
However, ♭ can also be used as a general replacement for the word “flat” in writing (it is always pronounced “flat”, in spite of its resemblance to “b”), much like & can substitute for “and”, or @ can stand in for “at”.
However, ♭ can also be used as a general replacement for the word “flat” in writing (it is always pronounced “flat”, in spite of its resemblance to “b”), much like & can substitute for “and”, or @ can stand in for “at”.
My soda tastes a bit♭
I can’t stand♭ earthers
The performance fell♭ on its face
That dress really♭ers her figure (flatters)
His♭top and♭cap are straight out of the 50s (flattop, flatcap)
My♭mates kept me up all night with their horribly♭ karaoke (flatmates)
I can’t stand♭ earthers
The performance fell♭ on its face
That dress really♭ers her figure (flatters)
His♭top and♭cap are straight out of the 50s (flattop, flatcap)
My♭mates kept me up all night with their horribly♭ karaoke (flatmates)
by Alex-2598 January 19, 2021
Get the ♭ mug.Three days ago. Formed by the compound of yesterday + ere (1 day before) + ante (1 day before that). Theoretically, this process can be continued to formulate as many days back as you wish by simply adding more ere, ante, or another synonym, such as fore. Compare with:
Anteereyestermorn - three mornings ago
Anteereystereve - three evenings ago
Foreanteereyesterday - four days ago
Ereyesterday - two days ago
Overmorrow - two days from now
Overovermorrow - three days from now
Anteereyestermorn - three mornings ago
Anteereystereve - three evenings ago
Foreanteereyesterday - four days ago
Ereyesterday - two days ago
Overmorrow - two days from now
Overovermorrow - three days from now
by Alex-2598 February 9, 2021
Get the Anteereyesterday mug.A misnomer that exists only because we have yet to come up with words that adequately describe the guiding philosophy of the 45th occupant of the White House (because there is none).
Whereas his predecessors to varying degrees all synthesized the doctrines of their forebears with their own to create unique views on the responsibilities of the presidency, the 45th occupant’s only guiding principle appeared to be self-preservation at all costs.
The term “Trumpism” implies that there is some fundamental moral framework or coherent school of thought. It places it on the same level as other, far more respected ideologies, when in reality there is no comparison.
Whereas his predecessors to varying degrees all synthesized the doctrines of their forebears with their own to create unique views on the responsibilities of the presidency, the 45th occupant’s only guiding principle appeared to be self-preservation at all costs.
The term “Trumpism” implies that there is some fundamental moral framework or coherent school of thought. It places it on the same level as other, far more respected ideologies, when in reality there is no comparison.
I would not want to be the person responsible for writing the history textbooks that have to explain to our kids what the utterly vapid, egocentric and morally vacant “philosophy” of Trumpism was
by Alex-2598 February 13, 2021
Get the Trumpism mug.Friend 1 (has not seen The Room): I can’t believe they’re saying this about me, I did not hit her!
Friend 2 (has seen The Room): it’s not true, it’s bullshit, you did not hit her, you did not *limply throws water bottle*
Friend 1: Huhh??
Friend 3 (named Marcus) shows up randomly
Friend 1: Oh, hi Mark.
Friend 2 (has seen The Room): it’s not true, it’s bullshit, you did not hit her, you did not *limply throws water bottle*
Friend 1: Huhh??
Friend 3 (named Marcus) shows up randomly
Friend 1: Oh, hi Mark.
by Alex-2598 February 23, 2021
Get the I Did Not Hit Her mug.Hitler’s law
If it exists, Hitler has reacted to it (most likely the Downfall version of Hitler)
See also: Rule 99.9
If he has not yet reacted to it, he will
If it exists, Hitler has reacted to it (most likely the Downfall version of Hitler)
See also: Rule 99.9
If he has not yet reacted to it, he will
Videos or gifs of Hitler reacting to memes and pop culture that came into existence over 70 years after the fall of the Third Reich which in any event would have absolutely no relevance to an unhinged tyrant watching his world collapse around him is a perfect example of rule 99
Hitler reacts to the new Call of Duty - textbook rule 99
Hitler reacts to the new Call of Duty - textbook rule 99
by Alex-2598 February 25, 2021
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