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Definition of ride the short bus

ride the short bus

verb

  • to be mentally or physically challenged. Often, public schools make two bus runs - the "short bus" for "challenged" students and the "regular bus" for all others.
    The guy rides the short bus.

    Last edited on Aug 21 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on May 09 1999.

  • In a lot of towns, the special-ed kids would ride a half-sized bus to school, field trips, etc. If you ask someone if they rode the short bus, you're comparing their intelligence to the mentally challenged.
    You don't know who Macbeth is? Did you ride the short bus to school?

    Last edited on Mar 01 2013. Submitted by Scott S. from Pickerington, OH, USA on Feb 11 2002.

  • Someone mentally retarded, or slow on the uptake. Origin: The buses used by public school systems to transport mentally disabled children are generally half the size (or smaller) of the regular buses, thus the "Long Bus" for regular kids and the "Short Bus" for the special-ed kids.
    Dewey kind of rides the Short Bus if you know what I mean.
    • See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent, dumb.

    Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Justin S. from Los Angeles, CA, USA on Dec 10 2004.

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Other terms relating to 'unintelligent, dumb':

  • stupider
 Definitions include: "more stupid".
  • clueless
 Definitions include: unintelligent.
  • eat paint chips as a kid
 Definitions include: to be unintelligent.
  • BYU
 Definitions include: acronym for "Back Yard University".
  • hurr durr
 Definitions include: imitation of the vocal sound made by a person with severe developmental disabilities.
  • dumbard
 Definitions include: dumb.
  • lunching
 Definitions include: absent minded, inattentive.
  • daft
 Definitions include: unintelligent.
  • dumb as a box of rocks
 Definitions include: extremely unintelligent.
  • drain bramage
 Definitions include: "brain damage", as if spoken by one with brain damage.
  • dain bramaged
 Definitions include: lacking in mental ability.
  • numb as a hake
 Definitions include: unintelligent.
  • stupid
 Definitions include: styling.
  • bimho
 Definitions include: contraction of bimbo and ho.
  • thick as two short planks
 Definitions include: very unintelligent.
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Other terms relating to 'bus':

  • drive the porcelain bus
 Definitions include: to vomit.
  • miss the bus
 Definitions include: to miss an opportunity.
  • porcelain bus
 Definitions include: Toilet.
  • ride the porcelain bus
 Definitions include: to sit on ("ride") the toilet for an extended period of time, usually due to diarrhea or general bowel distress.
  • short bus to hell
 Definitions include: "Short bus" refers to a handicapped school bus.
  • take the short bus to school
 Definitions include: a way of saying the individual wasn't bright.
  • throw under the bus
 Definitions include: to sacrifice another person for personal gain.

Other terms relating to 'ride':

  • along for the ride
 Definitions include: taking a passive role.
  • bumpy ride
 Definitions include: an ordeal.
  • d*ck ride
 Definitions include: to like a person too much, especially when it's undeserved.
  • e-ticket ride
 Definitions include: a ride of excitement or great fun.
  • freerider
 Definitions include: a group member who piggybacks on the others, gets away clean without doing any work.
  • full-ride
 Definitions include: shortened form of "full-ride scholarship".
  • ghost ride the whip
 Definitions include: to dance alongside and/or on a motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is still driving forward.
  • G ride
 Definitions include: Stolen car
  • have a lot riding on
 Definitions include: to have a great deal of personal interest in the outcome of a person or event.
  • joy ride
 Definitions include: a reckless ride taken in a (usually stolen) automobile.
  • low rider
 Definitions include: a person who drives a car that has been lowered.
  • Mat Rider
 Definitions include: M.A.T. (Moose Area Transit) Rider: A large, overweight, or obese person riding on a scooter, moped, or otherwise motorized two wheeled vehicle.
  • pimp (one's) ride
 Definitions include: to customize an automobile.
  • ride
 Definitions include: an automobile.
  • ride and die chick
 Definitions include: Someone who will do anything for you.
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Other terms relating to 'short':

  • a couple beers short of a six-pack
 Definitions include: a little crazy
  • a few cans short of a six pack
 Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence.
  • a few fries short of a happy meal
 Definitions include: "not all there".
  • have a short fuse
 Definitions include: See short fuse.
  • have by the short hairs
 Definitions include: to catch or trap a person in a difficult situation.
  • laid out short
 Definitions include: under-supplied.
  • long and short of, the
 Definitions include: a summary.
  • LSS
 Definitions include: long story short.
  • one fry short of a Happy Meal
 Definitions include: crazy.
  • one sandwich short of a picnic
 Definitions include: really stupid.
  • short
 Definitions include: out of luck; "in the doghouse".
  • short and curlies
 Definitions include: pubic hair, usually male.
  • short and sweet
 Definitions include: brief and to the point.
  • short bus to hell
 Definitions include: "Short bus" refers to a handicapped school bus.
  • short change
 Definitions include: to cheat or swindle.
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  • 101 scoop, the
 Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
  • 2-10, the
 Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
  • 3rd degree, the
 Definitions include: interrogation.
  • 3 sheets to the wind
 Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
  • 411, the
 Definitions include: information.
  • a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
 Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
  • about the size of it
 Definitions include: a good estimate.
  • ace in the hole
 Definitions include: a secret advantage.
  • across the board
 Definitions include: inclusive.
  • add fuel to the fire
 Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
  • against the clock
 Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
  • ahead of the curve
 Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
  • aim Archie at the adamant
 Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
  • ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun
 Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
  • a little on the side
 Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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