A fork of Rural Dictionary
A word that can be used to pass advanced English class if used enough times.
teacher: so what does this book tell us about society? student: Dude, it's like, symbolism, you know, sybolism, symbolism...uh...SYMBOLYSIM! teacher: A+++++++++++++ FOREVER! student: Dude, THAT is symbolim.
using a photograph or illustration showing a similar subject as the caption, even if said photograph or illustration is of a different variant (as popularized by Mocha Uson)
*Photo of Honduran soldiers with caption "Let's pray for our soldiers in (insert place other than Honduras here)"* "That photo isn't from your captioned country." "It's symbolism , idiot! Did I say the photo shows this country's soldiers? It's the thought that counts."
The representation of anything by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.
The twilight movies have quite a bit of pro-abstinence symbolism.
1) Pictograph representing a word, expression, or idea 2) Individual or thing which represents a group, i.e. mascot, etc. See: symbolism or symbolic
1) Giving someone the finger is the universal symbol for 'F#@% you' or 'F#*& off'. 2) The Bald eagle is one of our national symbols. alt) Ever Since Prince turned himself into a Symbol.
Some gangs use a common symbol to identify their affiliation. Examples of this include 5-pointed stars (People Nation), 6-pointed stars (Folks Nation), and others.