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    [Adjective]  | "me*di*e*val" | \ ˌmē-ˈdē-vəl \


    1: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages

    2: having a quality (such as cruelty) associated with the Middle Ages

    3: extremely outmoded or antiquated


    Origin: 1817 ;

     New Latin medium aevum Middle Ages;

    [Adjective]  | "pre*me*di*e*val" | \ (ˌ)prē-ˌmē-ˈdē-vəl \


    1: occurring or existing in the time preceding the Middle Ages


    Origin: 1859 ;

    [Noun]  | "medieval" 


    1: a person of the Middle Ages


    Origin: 1856 ;

     See: {medieval:1 };

    [Noun]  | "Medieval Latin" 


    1: the Latin used especially for liturgical and literary purposes from the 7th to the 15th centuries inclusive


    Origin: 1855 ;

    [Adjective]  | "medieval" 


    1: having passed its time of use or usefulness;


      * e.g., " ... get rid of that medieval kerosene stove—it stinks and it's dangerous "



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     [ "medieval" ]

    1: Completely cold-blooded and enraged, inflicting serious pain and death. Popularized by Vnig Rhames' character, Marsellus Wallace, in "Pulp Fiction."

      * e.g.,  ... "You hear me talking, hill-billy boy? I ain't through with you by a damn sight. I'ma get medieval on yer ass." 

     [ "medieval" ]

    1: Brutal, agressive, and short tempered. Using high levels of testosterone and adrenaline.

      * e.g.,  ... If you dont stop fucking with every damn thing in my room...Im gonna go medieval on your ass! 

     [ "medieval" ]

    1: Relating to causing serious damage, in brutal fashion.

      * e.g.,  ... "If you don't hand over the bling-bling, I'm gonna have to medieval on you, biznatch!" 

     [ "medieval" ]

    1: Totally stoned and completley out of your fucking head

      * e.g.,  ... Dude after cheezing I was so fucking lost in medieval times 

     [ "Medieval" ]

    1:  A period of time most often associated with the dark ages, particularly from the 11th to the 15th centuries.

      * e.g.,  ... "knights did a lot of crusading in medieval times." 


     [ "Medieval" ]

    2:  An agressive action, usually in retaliation of an earlier action.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm gonna go medieval on your ass!" 

     [ "Medievaling" ]

    1: The act of attending every Medieval Faire possible. You'll even drive long distances in order to attend even more Medieval Faires.

      * e.g.,  ... Jane isn't going out with us this weekend. She's out Medievaling again. 

     [ "get medieval" ]

    1: To physically torture or injure someone by means of archaic methods, usually involving tools frequently used for blacksmithing or traditional feudal era torture. Example of such include thumbscrews, flesh peeling, and branding.

      * e.g.,  ... "What now? Let me tell you what now. I'ma call a coupla hard, pipe-hittin' niggers, who'll go to work on the homes here with a pair of pliers and a blow torch. You hear me talkin', hillbilly boy? I ain't through with you by a damn sight. I'ma get medieval on your ass." 


     [ "get medieval" ]

    2: First coined by Marcellus Wallace in Quentin Tarantino's <i>Pulp Fiction</i> (1994).

     [ "go medieval" ]

    1: From the movie Pulp Fiction, one of the most feared characters stated his henchmen would "go medieval on yo' ass", which basically was a way of saying his men would click out on the men being threatened. To go medieval means to become savagely violent without restraint, similar to how we imagine those in the savage, unrestrained medieval times would respond to someone who had done them wrong.

      * e.g.,  ... Don't make me "go medieval on yo' ass!" 

     [ "Medieval bush" ]

    1: Overgorwn, unkempt and matted pubic hair, making sexual penetration difficult, if not impossible, without cutting.

      * e.g.,  ... hey john man! the girl i hooked up with last night had some serious medieval bush going on. I had to eat that shit from the back. 


     [ "Medieval bush" ]

    2: Generally dirty, and smelly due to lack of access to vagina for cleaning.

     [ "Medieval Handshake" ]

    1: When you hand shake someone where you grab the other persons forearm instead of the traditional grabbing of hands. Mostly used by badasses.

      * e.g.,  ... As Brad got out of the airport Rob gave him a solid Medieval Handshake to welcome him home. 

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