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the vapors

A polite 19th century term women used meaning either

1) Being emotionally overcome or

2) Having gas

Oh, Rhett, I am et up with the vapors!

by Mike April 21, 2004

247πŸ‘ 83πŸ‘Ž


vapors

An ailment causing real or imagined nausea, fainting, or dizziness on the part of Victorian women or women of similar delicate sensitivity. The cause is something seen or heard which so offends their modesty, there is no response they are capable of uttering. Typically a matter of sexual or cultural taboo is being violated, such as the mention of a sexual or excretory organ in conversation.

1. When Larry Summers claimed that men may have a greater innate ability in math than women, MIT biologist Nancy Hopkins had the vapors. In her own words she later explained "if I hadn't left, I would've either blacked out or thrown up."

2. The reaction of characters played by Margaret Dumont in the films of the Marx Brothers to something shocking.

by patsw May 16, 2009

147πŸ‘ 50πŸ‘Ž


Vapors

Taking a newfangled and opportunistic liking to someone only after that person became successful. The subject of Biz Markie's song, "Vapors."

She wouldn't even talk to me in high school, and now she's sitting on my lap in my Cadillac. She caught the vapors.

by Makaveli65 September 25, 2010

97πŸ‘ 40πŸ‘Ž


Vaporizer

A Vaporizer is a tool that allows you to smoke Marijuana without burning any plant matter, which allows for just the active ingredients in Marijuana (THC) to be released into a chamber which is then inhaled.

Yo I just got a new Vaporizer, lets burn one out.

by Ami Z March 16, 2006

197πŸ‘ 107πŸ‘Ž


vaporated

Very similar to being vaporized, but much more painful. The resulting particles are also smaller than the particles left behind from vaporization.

"Did you just see that!? That monster vaporated Melvin! All that's left is a cloud of dust... Man, sucks to be him."

by Andrew Morgan August 8, 2005

8πŸ‘ 2πŸ‘Ž


VaPoRiZeD

The state of mind (high) after having smoked out of a vaporizer.

Yo, that was some good bud, I'm vaporized.

by Juanito AlimaΓ±a August 19, 2010

12πŸ‘ 4πŸ‘Ž


vapor

fumes or smoke from incinerated THC trichomes.

I went to my friend's house and he hit me with some BC vapors then I passed out.

by David Koresh June 2, 2005

53πŸ‘ 45πŸ‘Ž