Definitions
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- noun a term used to refer to the action of driving around a
reservation without a license to do so. i.e.: Driving a vehicle without a drivers' license or valid insurance/registration.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Well, Columbusing interviews him and includes this perfect photo by David Foster.
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Now our acceptance is that clouds sometimes come from external regions, having had origin from super-geographical lakes and oceans that we shall not attempt to chart, just at present -- only suggesting to enterprising aviators -- and we note that we put it all up to them, and show no inclination to go Columbusing on our own account -- that they take bathing suits, or, rather, deep-sea diving-suits along.
The Book of the Damned Charles Fort
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How she must enjoy being at home and discovering her children, after her Columbusing, and only discovering America!
Selected English Letters Various 1913
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If you've danced to an Afrobeat-heavy pop song, dipped hummus, sipped coconut water, participated in a Desi-inspired color run or sported a henna tattoo, then you've Columbused something.
'Columbusing': The Art Of Discovering Something That Is Not New Brenda Salinas 2014
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To Columbus. It’s a verb meaning to discover something (especially if you’re white) that’s already been discovered. The term was coined by College Humor last month, and it’s useful. Miley Columbused twerking; Elvis Columbused rock ‘n’ roll; Richard Burton Columbused the source of the Nile; the protagonist in that College Humor video Columbuses a mostly non-white bar. Columbusing—everybody’s doing it.
The Real Meaning of Columbusing Noah Berlatsky 2025
alexz commented on the word Columbusing
Refers to people who discover things other people already know about.
October 15, 2015