32 definitions by Alex-2598
By analogy with Ken of “Barbie and Ken” fame.
1. (Slang, potentially derogatory) The Prom King. The most popular guy in high school. The other half of the perfect couple (with the Prom Queen)
2. (Derogatory) A teenage boy who only dates stereotypical popular girls (“Barbies”)
2b. May also apply to a boy who constantly hits on these girls despite them being “out of his league”.
3. (Derogatory) A man who engages in the same behavior as sense 2 with stereotypically beautiful / ditzy women
3b. The same as sense 2b applied to a man
4. (Derogatory, offensive) An effeminate man
1. (Slang, potentially derogatory) The Prom King. The most popular guy in high school. The other half of the perfect couple (with the Prom Queen)
2. (Derogatory) A teenage boy who only dates stereotypical popular girls (“Barbies”)
2b. May also apply to a boy who constantly hits on these girls despite them being “out of his league”.
3. (Derogatory) A man who engages in the same behavior as sense 2 with stereotypically beautiful / ditzy women
3b. The same as sense 2b applied to a man
4. (Derogatory, offensive) An effeminate man
Those were the days when I had it all...star quarterback, dating the captain of the cheer squad, unanimously voted Prom King, all the geeks bowed down to me...yep, I was the Ken without a doubt.
by Alex-2598 February 27, 2021
A defense strategy where one seeks to extricate oneself from a bad situation by claiming to be innocent by (a usually absurd) technicality. Named for former US president Bill Clinton, who popularized this strategy in the 1990s with his creative explanations for how he didn't actually smoke weed because he didn't "inhale", and most infamously, how he didn't technically lie when he said there is no sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky because "it depends on what the definition of "is" is."
Person 1: I just read an article about how Senator Rob Johnson claimed he didn't technically commit a crime by being involved in a plot to replace legitimate Electoral College electors with fraudulent ones in the 2020 election, because he was only involved for "a couple seconds"...
Person 2: A Republican using the Bill Clinton Gambit? Oh the sweet irony.
Person 2: A Republican using the Bill Clinton Gambit? Oh the sweet irony.
by Alex-2598 August 23, 2022
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
Possibly the most incorrectly formulated joke found on the internet, especially in YouTube comments. Here is how it is usually phrased, let's say we're talking about a song with a lot of autotune. A commenter who's feeling clever might quip:
Producer 1: How much autotune should we put in this song?
Producer 2: Yes
This is INCORRECT, it is nonsensical and ungrammatical if you stop to think about it for two seconds. How much and how many are not yes / no questions, you can't answer "how much?" with "yes" unless you also specify two or more options. For example:
Q: How much autotune should we put in this song, a few touches or a robot-stroke inducing truckload?
A: Yes
Producer 1: How much autotune should we put in this song?
Producer 2: Yes
This is INCORRECT, it is nonsensical and ungrammatical if you stop to think about it for two seconds. How much and how many are not yes / no questions, you can't answer "how much?" with "yes" unless you also specify two or more options. For example:
Q: How much autotune should we put in this song, a few touches or a robot-stroke inducing truckload?
A: Yes
Person 1: Should we make a few grammatically incorrect "Yes" jokes or spam the entire internet with them?
Person 2: Yes
Person 2: Yes
by Alex-2598 July 24, 2023