Rural Dictionary

about

Usually used in a Derogatory nature what ever word follows now means the opposite of what it meant before. Can also be pronounced “bout”

Your “about smart” = You’re an idiot
Yeah that was “about smart” = that was a stupid thing to do.
He's "bout ugly" = he's good looking

by Tattooed Frog May 23, 2006

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not about that

A phrase used by North Carolinians describing something they don't like or don't want to do. Synonym for no.

Im not about Duke. I like Carolina.

OR

Sarah: Do you wanna go to Bojangles?
James: I'm not about that today

by Hotshot2231 August 16, 2017

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All around; on every side
The construction not about to is often used to express determination: We are not about to negotiate with terrorists. A majority of the Usage Panel considers this usage acceptable in speech but not in formal writing. ·About is traditionally used to refer to the relation between a narrative and its subject: a book about Cézanne; a movie about the Boston Massacre. This use has lately been extended to refer to the relation between various nonlinguistic entities and the things they make manifest, as in The party was mostly about showing off their new offices or His designs are about the use of rough-textured materials. This practice probably originates with the expression That's what it's all about, but it remains controversial. Fifty-nine percent of the Usage Panel rejected this use in the example A designer teapot isn't about making tea; it is about letting people know that you have a hundred dollars to spend on a teapot.

" walked all about your mother's house before entering."

by blii February 21, 2003

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