Falter Ego
by Thoor Tayret on Jun 07, 2009 09:56:12
What some might define as an 'alter ego' except for the fact that the person is aware of
the change between their usual and abnormal selves.
When someone is trying to impress a certain group of people, they may
snap out their
falter ego and put on a show to make those people think they're cool by their standards, when really they're just posing.
Example:
Gill: "Oh my gosh, I heard you and Bob broke up!"
Jen: "Yeah, he had a
falter ego."
Gill: "
Pardon me?"
Jen: "He'd act one way around me and my friends so that we'd like him, but then become his true self around all his buddies. I didn't like the real him, and the fact that he tried to hide it with a falter ego is worse."
Gill: "Well, good for you!"
shellout falter
by RBJr. on Dec 09, 2006 07:13:49
A condition or behavior that comes over some people, because they are cheap or short of
funds, when the check arrives. Coined by the late, great
Roger Miller.
Shell-out Falter
by Ross Brunson on Jun 08, 2011 11:40:07
The set of delaying tactics,
mystified looking around moves and "where
the hell's my wallet" self-frisking someone makes when they want you to pickup
the check.
Example:
He's in a
startup now and won't pay for anything, all he'll do is
pull a Shell-out Falter
on you.