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(adj.)
1. Literally, indicative of a sparing application. Frugal.
2. In the U.S., commonly used by many members of the Republican Party to contrast themselves with liberal politicians, commonly of the Democratic Party.
3. Originally used by Republican Party (U.S.) members to mean conservative application of laws, or minimal government.
4. In modern times, used to indicate existing or past values as opposed to new values. In this sense, "conservative" refers to personal behavior rather than the use of laws. A synonym for this definition would be "unchanging."
Usage notes:
When using the word, it is important to note whether it is used to refer to a political theory/system or personal values/behavior.
In the case of number 3 above, both the Republican and Democratic parties hold conservative _political_ values (in that they want minimal government regulation), but about different subjects. For example, the Democratic Party typically believes in conservative (minimal) use of laws regarding drugs, sexual practices, and film/TV. The Republican Party does not follow conservative political theory in those matters, but does for issues of taxation, guns, and employment practices.
However, even though both parties hold conservative political values in some cases, neither maintains a consistant philosophy based on conservative application of government regulation. Both the Republican and Democratic parties in the U.S. use the word to refer to enforcing conservative _personal_values_ (such as those influenced by religious background or otherwise, see number 4 above), but with differing opinions as to whether or not it is a good thing.
The original political use for the word conservative, as in number 3 above, is more similar to the political adjective/noun libertarian in use today, which describes a philosophy of minimal government,
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A measure inversely proportional to the amount of alcoholic beverage left in a glass. Hence, a full glass will have no Platitude, and yet an empty one will be full of Platitude.
Mark said, "I need another drink, this one's full of Platitude."
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Male: The catch on a woman's bra
Female: Any gadget intended for a man.
Male: I can't undo this thingy, dammit!
Female: What's that thingy do?
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a popular manga/anime that spans up to 14 books. and also made into an anime. made by the author who is ken akamatsu.
anime/manga about a boy who manages an all female inn and perverted acts start to take place
1.most everyone in my neiborhood have never heard of love hina
2.most all the people in my school dont know what love hina is, as they are all to busy lisening to rap and watching batman
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Was in the new-time rap. Another word for ghetto.
I was raised in the MoGo "G".
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The best handheld Gaming system. Ever.
Bow to teh awesome power of teh PSP!
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