the bends
N.
Decompression sickness, caused when a diver moves from a high-pressure environment to one of low pressure too rapidly, causing bubbles to form in their bloodstream as gases in
pressurized, liquid form quickly revert to their natural state. Symptoms include:
blotchy rashes, coughing spasms, dizziness, unconsciousness, and a bizarre inability to bend joints (hence, the phrase the bends).
the bends
by souvie hut on Feb 12, 2009 16:23:34
i just want to say that #3 on the definition list is wrong.
Radiohead did not use 'the bends' as a metaphor for drugs - it was (quite an obvious, i thought) metaphor for their fast
rise to the top and how it drove them crazy that everyone suddenly loved them for this one song and their frustration i guess at fake people who just wanted to be with them for their fame.
This is also implied in the EP My
Iron Lung (Iron Lung being a metaphor for the song "Creep" incase you didn't catch that).
Example:
Where do
we go from here?
The words are
coming out all weird
Where are you now when I need you?
And who are
my real friends?
Have they all got the bends?
the bends
by matt on Aug 07, 2004 04:16:15
the bends
by Rage Hard on May 09, 2008 07:20:42
n. The state of being under the influence of drugs. The term is a metaphor created by Radiohead, comparing the effects of
pressure on scuba divers to the effects of drugs on users.
Example:
"He looks
kinda messed up..."
"Yeah, he's got the bends"
Who are
my real friends? Have they all got the bends? -Radiohead
the bends
by mosse on Apr 25, 2006 06:41:27
what you get when your gf thinks your penis is
a gear shaft and
shifts into reverse while on top. it's
not broken, it's the bends.
Bend
by Namastekooks on Nov 21, 2019 04:23:43
A place where you will find
yuppies and
rednecks constantly fighting over nothing. If you are not careful, you might end up
homeless while playing Musical Houses.
Bend
by A REAL Oregonian on Jun 07, 2010 17:05:32
A shallow, jobless,
culturally bereft town in the middle of Oregon that likes to think of itself as otherwise. Most of its citizens are obsessed with the personal images associated with "organic," "active," "outdoors," and especially "local", which is ironic because most of them aren't from around here. In truth, most Bendites are a bunch of delusional,
isolationist yuppies who have no concept of themselves or of the real world around them thanks to the
veneer of bullshit with which they surround themselves.
Example:
If I have to listen to one more person from Bend
drone on about their forced "active" lifestyle, I'm going to shove their mountainbike,
skis,
snowboard, or running shoes directly up their pretentious, local ass.
bending
by loki jotun on Jul 04, 2011 02:25:21
verb. to engage in a bender, that is, a brief or extended period of
intensive drinking, drug usage, and /or other forms of extreme
indulgence, generally in response to periods of high stress.
In addition, can sometimes also
allude to acts of over-the-top homosexual behaviour or indulgence, as in the British slang noun "bender" or adjective "bent."
Example:
there were
few things in life worse than waking up to the
hazy, throbbing
stupor following a night of heavy bending." OR "John says he has a girlfriend, but he was out mad bending at gay bars all weekend.
bend
by Nick D on Feb 02, 2004 16:01:23
bending
by Uncle Iroh on Oct 21, 2011 04:24:09