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    [Adjective]  | "glad" | \ ˈglad \


    1: experiencing pleasure, joy, or delight : made happy

    2: very willing

    3: made pleased, satisfied, or grateful —often used with of


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, shining, glad, from Old English glæd; akin to Old High German glat shining, smooth, Latin glaber smooth, bald;

    [Idiom]  | "suffer fools gladly" 


    1: to be kind to and patient with people who are annoying or bothersome —usually used in negative statements

    [Adjective]  | "glad" 


    1: experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight;


      * e.g., " ... the man was glad to see his old college buddies again, after so long an absence "





    2: having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action);


      * e.g., " ... I am glad to do the work if it will help the cause "





    3: serving to lift one's spirits;


      * e.g., " ... doctors brought glad tidings to the reporters awaiting news of the queen's condition "





     [ "suffer fools gladly" ]

    1: to tolerate or allow

      * e.g.,  ... I do not suffer fools gladly 

     [ "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" ]

    1: "I'd like you to lend me some money"

      * e.g.,  ... I told my bank that I'd gladly 'pay them tuesday for a hamburger today' to buy that new sportscar, but they wouldn't approve me. 


     [ "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" ]

    2: Etymology is from the cartoon "Popeye", where the character Wimpy would frequently utter this phrase. He was a glutton, and would consume burgers at a ferocious rate but could rarely pay for his habit.


     [ "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" ]

    3: The phrase implies the underlying feeling that the person will unlikely actually pay for the hamburger (or whatever) on Tuesday (or ever, for that matter.

     [ "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" ]

    1: From Popeye cartoons. Line often uttered by Popeye's portly friend Wimpy. Of course, "Tuesday" would never come, and so Wimpy constantly secured himself a free lunch. Thus the line is used to jokingly indicate that one would like to "borrow" something without any real intention of ever paying you back.

      * e.g.,  ... At the movies: 

     [ "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" ]

    1: Phrase used by Wimpy, Popeye's hungry pal. Song from the 1980 movie "Popeye."

      * e.g.,  ... "I will gladly pay you tuesday for a hamburger today!" (sung) 


     [ "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" ]

    2: An appeal for a small loan that will not be payed back.


     [ "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" ]

    3: Generally used by a person who considers themself a likeable egomaniac.

     [ "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" ]

    1: A line used by Popeye's gambling and hamburger loving friend Wimpy in the Live-Action Popeye film.

      * e.g.,  ... Winpy- "A genuine hamburger for the Gentleman. I'm buying." 

     [ "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" ]

    1: A song my friends and I sing in the lunch line at school. Why? Nobody knows.

      * e.g.,  ... Sky: I will gladly pay you tuesday for a hamburger today. 

     [ "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" ]

    1: a monetary lone with a set payment date.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" 

     [ "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" ]

    1: A phrase common to New York city, implying that one will pay another back for a hamburger on the next tuesday, or any tuesday, in exchange for the hamburger on the day he is asking for it. This phrase is only implying that the hamburger will be paid back for however, and is taken advantage of by bad people, leaving the people who actually wish to pay back the money looked at as untrustworthy.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" said the snyde looking man. When the cashier heard this, he shot the man and took all his money. 

     [ "Bubble was never published. I seriously would like to know why. If you can not be that considerate, I will gladly delete Urban dictionary and all its links from my device." ]

    1: Fu assholes

      * e.g.,  ... Fu Bubble was never published. I seriously would like to know why. If you can not be that considerate, I will gladly delete Urban dictionary and all its links from my device. 

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