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What is tall poppies?
A term used by gamblers to attempt to shout-down anyone calling them out for celebrating negative EV wins.
Matched Bettor: Oh look... surprise surprise yet another negative EV win from the usual suspects
Degen: Stop picking on me EV monkey, I've been gambling for years. It's all Tall Poppy Racing Syndrome. DM me for my secrets.
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Tall poppies - what is it?
Australian Slang for someone who has a high ego and needs to be brought back down to his peers through put downs.
Trent was suffering Tall Poppy Syndrome and he was long overdue for a put down or two.
What does "tall poppies" mean?
If you think you are better than the next person, you get the middle finger. An Australian term that can be observed in Aussie and Kiwi culture that promotes humility over pride.
You: I've finished Uni top of class! I guess that makes me the smartest.
Friend with 'tall poppy syndrome': Congrats! Good luck getting a job coz if I'm the hiring manager, your attitude resume goes straight to the bin.
Tall poppies - what does it mean?
"If I can't be special, NO ONE CAN!!"
Basically when someone tries to put a moral spin on their jealousy of other people's successes. But in the end, jealousy is ALL that it is. They will claim that someone may be "too good for everyone else" when they just want to bring the successful down to their pathetic level.
"I can't believe that Sandra inherited all that money. Now she thinks she's too good for us."
"Dude... If you're just gonna show off your Tall Poppy Syndrome all day, I'm out of here. I have no time for jealous, self-serving bullshit."
Tall poppies - meaning
Australian slang for the tendancy to criticise highly successful people (ie, tall poppies), and 'cut them down'.
Sam seemed to be suffering tall poppy syndrome when he described Kerry Packer as an evil man, merely because he was a billionaire.
Tall poppies - definition
Australian slang for a highly successful person. Likely to be cut down by those suffering tall poppy syndrome.
Kerry Packer was a tall poppy.
Tall poppies - slang
a very posh porn book.
Check amazon for details.
"He started to squeeze Nina's breasts, while his hard-on was pushing against her stomach"