Category: Verb

Abbropriate

ab.bro.pri.ate

adjective |əˈbrōprē-it|

  1. Sufficiently manly in the circumstances: In spite of the 3 feet of snow on the sidewalk, Chad felt it was entirely abbropriate to walk to Burger King in shorts and sandals, because, you know, global warming or whatever.

verb |-ˌāt|

  1. To distort the meaning of something innocuous: The well-intentioned fundraising campaign was quickly abbropriated by internet morons.
  2. To take something for one’s own use, typically without the owner’s permission: I’m sorry Mr. Kroeger, but under the power vested in me by the state of Rock and Roll I’m going to have to abbropriate your guitar.
  3. To devote money or assets to a special purpose: The gentlemen of Alpha Delta Epsilon were scandalized when one of their pledges was found to have been abbropriating fraternity scholarship funds for his private dance lessons.

DERIVATIVES

  • inabbropriate (adjective): “Hey bro you wanna go check out 50 Shades Darker with me?” “Dude; inabbropriate.”

Bro down

bro down |brō doun|

verb (past broed down, Middle English bro down’d)

  1. To engage in revelry with one’s Bros:  Dude, we should totally bro down on some nachos after this awesome kegger!

noun (bro-down)

  1. A memorable event: Were you at Bruce’s pool party last weekend?  That was an epic bro-down.  Epic.
  2. A competition; see feats of strength, beating of chests: With the “over the top” subterfuge, Stallone emerged victorious in the great arm-wrestling bro-down of 1987.

DERIVATIVES

  • bro-downer (noun):  Look officer, I wasn’t beating up that homeless guy, we were merely debating economic public policy.  Don’t be such a bro-downer.