A fork of Rural Dictionary
Its question, with "the" put in front of it.
this can generally mean, a most important question, often different in everyone's mind
can range from
"what is da meaning of life"
to
"should i wear the pink dress or the blue on my d8?"
A legend passed down from generation to generation... some say it's a myth, others cannot phathom the possibility of it's existance, nonetheless in any situation, drunk or sober, when a male approaches an intellectual convo and just happens to pop in, oh so nonchalant... "do you shave?," and then proceeds to resume conversation as if the question was never uttered.
"How about the Bears game... I think they have a chance at winning the Super Bowl, by the way, do you shave?" (Pause for comprehension)"...so you think they have a chance?"
A question that causes bad consequences by the very act of asking it.
Originating from Israeli-Army slang. The original/canonical kitbag question explains its meaning quite well:
A military boot-camp squad commander orders the squad to take a break and meet at some place after 10 minutes.
A soldier asks: "Do we need to bring our kitbags?" (A kitbag is heavy bag that soldiers have)
Commander: "Yes, of course, bring your kitbags!"
The commander would had not given the order had the kitbag question not been asked.. Because of asking the question, the soldier has caused grief for himself and the fellow soldiers from his squad.
A semi passive-aggressive statement delivered a question format in a effort to lessen the sting of the obvious failure on your part.
The person asking the question already knows the answer, they just want to create the uncomfortable moment of making you state what is already obvious.
Buddy: “Do you think that we should have a written policy about Sales people discounting deals without permission below our stated floor?”
David: “quit asking me ‘buddy questions’!”
Something someone says when he doesn't know the answer to the question being asked while still looking smart and knowledgeable.
Son: "Hey mom, what are Saturdays for?"
Mom: "Good question son"
To ask somebody to marry, usually from the male to the female, often on bended knee with an engagement ring.
See: the question
My jaw dropped when Danny popped the question.