Kant
Word: kantKant Meanings:
- Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher (1724-1804)
- side, face (of an object) Synonym: zijde
- side (as opposed to top or bottom) Synonym: zij
- way, direction Synonym: richting
- lace (textile pattern)
- Negerhollands: kant
- inflection of kanten: first/second/third-person singular present indicative
- an edge, a border Ikkje gå for nær kanten. Don't go too near the edge.
- an area På den kanten av byen er det mykje bråk. There is a lot of trouble in that part of town.
- a direction Vinden kjem oftast frå den kanten. The wind most often blows from that direction.
- (mathematics) a boundary or edge
- bryn (edge of a forest or body of water)
- [slang] German philosopher born in the 1720s. Kant creatively synthesized the theories of the empiricists and the rationalists, and thus concluded that our perceptions of time and space are based on synthetic a priori knowledge. Kant deduced the categorical imperative-- the non-consequentialist moral theory that states we should only act in ways that can be universalized-- from his theory that humans are the only agents of pure reason.
- [slang] A german philosopher from the 1700s, Immanuel Kant pontificated at length about what people should do. Manny derived the law of universalizability, which states if something can be applied universally, it must be good. Manny also claimed that we can never know the true motivations of our actions, which only muddles ethical theory and provides an excuse for unethical conduct.
- [slang] Email equivelent of calling someone a cunt. Used when mail server filters are set to remove obscene language emails.
- [slang] A dumbass named victor zuber who kant spell word kant.
- [slang] cunt the aussie way!
- [slang] a person not of equal wretchedness as a cunt but in a jovial or jakalesque manner. thus fulfilling all attributes of the jakal be it in terms of blapse or other ego gratifying activities or general ladishness.
- [slang] To work extremely hard; achieving exceptional results whilst remaining humble, and down to earth. Origin: Midfielder Ngolo Kante who plays football professionally.
- [slang] wall of china
- [slang] A French professional football (soccer) player who is a defensive midfielder and is known for his stamina and ability to get the ball back in his team's possession with a tackle or interception but is also adept at going forward too.
- [slang] /kan-tay/ verb 1. To work extremely hard; achieving exceptional results whilst remaining humble, and down to earth This was an idea made by @hiyol92 on twitter, please give him the credit