DevilsDictionary: B
| Word | Definition | Rating | Replies | Author | Post date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Boomer |
The generation born after World War II and into the 1950's. Baby Boomers are notable for asserting that of all generations in history, that only they are truly virtuous and compassionate, and so are uniquely entitled to consume the accumulated wealth of past generations while leaving nothing for future generations. Their message to the younger generations is, "You must earn your wealth, the way we didn't". |
0 | Tigger_ | Sunday, March 8, 2009 - 14:21 | |
| Beating |
Educational technique for the instruction of the lower classes. eg. "Teach him a lesson." |
0 | Tigger_ | Friday, December 19, 2008 - 11:29 | |
| Beauty |
Like hate crimes, is in the eye of the beholder. |
0 | Tigger_ | Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 21:05 | |
| Bling |
For black people the ostentatious display of wealth. For wealthy white people the ostentatious display of black people, eg. adopting a black baby, sponsoring a child in Africa, or working with the Sudanese community. |
0 | Tigger_ | Friday, December 12, 2008 - 10:04 | |
| Bong |
Scientific instrument used by Global Warming researchers. |
0 | Tigger_ | Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 09:49 | |
| Boredom |
The toleration of which is the real object of schooling, to prepare one for a lifetime of the same. |
0 | Tigger_ | Friday, December 19, 2008 - 16:06 | |
| Bradman, Don |
If you are on a TV quiz show and asked a sports question, you'll be correct at least half the time if you answer "Don Bradman". |
0 | Tigger_ | Friday, December 19, 2008 - 11:27 | |
| Brown, Dan |
The world's primary beneficiary of the public school system. |
0 | Tigger_ | Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 16:49 | |
| Buddhism |
A new-age healing therapy that was first introduced to the world on the Oprah Winfrey Show in the early 1990s when the Dalai Lama was a guest on the show. Buddhism was briefly popular before being replaced by Kabbalah and Dr. Phil. |
0 | Tigger_ | Saturday, December 13, 2008 - 07:37 | |
| Buy Local |
A sense of self-entitlement where you are expected to shop with them as by doing so it will keep the money in the community. Until they sell up and retire to the coast with the loot. |
0 | Tigger_ | Monday, December 15, 2008 - 16:00 |