baker-acted

To be involuntarily commited to a mental health treatment facility. The term comes from Florida's Baker Act, which allows authorities such as police to do this.

The stripper was baker-acted for overdosing at the club.

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novelty act

A artistic performer with an act that is strongly linked to some particular gimmick that makes it stand out from the crowd, even though it has little intrinsic value, and is therefore likely to wear out its audience quickly.

The term sometimes refers to a performance itself, rather than the performer behind it.

- Lady Gaga's persona is all about outrageousness, extravagance and shock value, but as far as actual performance quality goes, it's safe to say that she is the biggest novelty act to come up in many years.

- The Blue Man group, initially conceived as a novelty act in the late 1980s, has demonstrated tremendous longevity, becoming a permanent fixture of the stage scene in cities like Boston, New York and Las Vegas.

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Acting president

A seemingly impossible, almost laughable, scenario in which a low-rent, bombastic, reality-TV host is somehow elected to the Presidency of the United States of America.

Acting president!

Oh, that's a good one! It's gonna get fantastic ratings, I bet...
Hey... wait a second, something has gone horribly wrong...

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Baker act

The Baker Act is a law in Florida that allows mentally ill people to be committed to a mental health facility for 72 hours, against the will of the mentally ill person. It is commonly used as a verb. As far as I know, it is often used on people who are dangerous to themselves, for example, if they are hurting themselves intentionally, or on people who become violent and try to hurt others.

Here's what Wikipedia says:

Involuntary commitment under the Baker Act requires that a judge, police officer, or doctor find that a person is mentally ill enough to require an involuntary medical exam. Those persons deemed by court to be a danger to themselves and others around them may be involuntarily committed.

Within 72 hours of examination, the person may be released or may consent to further inpatient treatment. If not, the facility that conducted the exam must file an involuntary commitment petition that must be heard by a court within five days.

I knew a girl who got Baker Acted after she wouldn't stop cutting herself.

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ex act

a singer who started as an actor/actress

Ariana Grande is the best ex act

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class act

A person who is a class act has it together, they have a lot of class in public situations. It can also be used as a diss because you can sarcastically use it to describe someone as podunk.. redneck.. immature.. or downright stupid as hell..

"Those bitches are a real class act because they dont have a life and start stupid shit. Man i wish i was them.. they are so tight, not"

"That ho must be a cut above the rest of us because she thinks that shes hott shit"

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method acting

Trying to relive shit you probably ain't ever lived, on cue no less

Wow ellen you play stupid Convincingly , is it method acting or did you really have a lobotomy done?

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