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What is pot, kettle, black?what happened when Paula Abdul told pot, kettle, black - videoPot, kettle, black - what is it?A definition my teacher, Mr. Twichell used, to call Nick a hypocrite. Real conversation: What does "pot, kettle, black" mean?an idiom, in saying that something is, while the one saying it *is* that thing. I ran into the conformist at SamGoody with an Eminem cd, whereas I had a Blondie cd. He said I was retarded because I was 'listening to shit.' I replied 'Well, talk about the pot calling the kettle black.' Pot, kettle, black - what does it mean?An idiom or phrase used towards people calling out/criticizing other's behaviors or actions when those same people are equally guilty of doing/behaving. Person 1: Pot, kettle, black - meaningIf someone says this, it simply points out hypocrisy. Youβre saying Iβm annoying? Thatβs like the pot calling the kettle black! Pot, kettle, black - definitionThis is a phrase that states that the person you are talking to is calling you something that they themselves are (and generally in abundance). someguy: u R an idiot 4 sayin tht Pot, kettle, black - slangAn expression that is said when one accuses another person of that which they are equally guilty of. Many years ago, people used to cook over an open flame using copper kettles and iron pots. The copper kettles were usually polished after every use whereas the iron pots were not and remained blackened from the soot from previous cookings. Well someone got the idea that if the iron pot were alive and it looked at a nearby copper kettle, it would see a black image. The iron pot believes it sees the image of the copper kettle when in reality, because the copper kettle was polished, what the iron pot was seeing was a reflection of itself. This symbolic phrase became associated with hypocrisy. An accuser blames someone else for having a fault when the accuser has the same fault. Pot, kettle, blacka situation in which one person criticizes another for a fault they have themselves Ernie accused me of being selfish. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! Pot, kettle, blackThis is an idiom with Spanish origin that states that the person you are talking to is calling you something that they themselves are equally as guilty of doing... Thus an example of psychological projection. Sydney: you always cheat in any card game we play; all you care about is winning Pot, kettle, blackA short way to say, Ugly Woman: That is the ugliest dogs i have ever seen |
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