Definition of ride the short bus
ride the short bus
verb
- 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': | |
| Definitions include: to be intelligent. | |
| Definitions include: "brain damage", as if spoken by one with brain damage. | |
| Definitions include: lacking in mental ability. | |
| Definitions include: very unintelligent. | |
| Definitions include: unintelligent person; "moron"; "idiot". | |
| Definitions include: stupid. | |
| Definitions include: styling. | |
| Definitions include: Stupid person. (Hake referring to a fish) | |
| Definitions include: very unintelligent. | |
| Definitions include: to be unintelligent. | |
| Definitions include: "more stupid". | |
| Definitions include: foolish. | |
| Definitions include: to be ignorant; A FOOL. | |
| Definitions include: contraction of bimbo and ho. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Back Yard University". | |
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| Definitions include: to vomit. | |
| Definitions include: to miss an opportunity. | |
| Definitions include: Toilet. | |
| Definitions include: to sit on ("ride") the toilet for an extended period of time, usually due to diarrhea or general bowel distress. | |
| Definitions include: A mentally or physically challenged person, usually a school-age person. | |
| Definitions include: "Short bus" refers to a handicapped school bus. | |
| Definitions include: a way of saying the individual wasn't bright. | |
| Definitions include: to sacrifice another person for personal gain. | |
Other terms relating to 'ride': | |
| Definitions include: taking a passive role. | |
| Definitions include: an ordeal. | |
| Definitions include: Liking somebody too much, usually when it's undeserved. | |
| Definitions include: a ride of excitement or great fun. | |
| Definitions include: a group member who piggybacks on the others, gets away clean without doing any work. | |
| Definitions include: shortened form of "full-ride scholarship". | |
| Definitions include: To dance along side and on a vehicle while playing loud music and as the car is still rolling. | |
| Definitions include: to have a great deal of personal interest in the outcome of a person or event. | |
| Definitions include: a reckless ride taken in a (usually stolen) automobile. | |
| Definitions include: a person who drives a car that has been lowered. | |
| Definitions include: to customize an automobile. | |
| Definitions include: an automobile. | |
| Definitions include: Someone who will do anything for you. | |
| Definitions include: sitting in the middle of the back seat instead of sitting by the windows or the front seat when the car is full. | |
| Definitions include: Position during sex where female sits astride male, facing his feet. | |
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Other terms relating to 'short': | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: "not all there". | |
| Definitions include: A phrase used to describe a person of lower than average intelligence. | |
| Definitions include: see short fuse. | |
| Definitions include: Under-supplied, not enough; firefighter slang derived from not laying out enough fire hose to reach a fire. | |
| Definitions include: a summary. | |
| Definitions include: long story short. | |
| Definitions include: crazy. | |
| Definitions include: Generally used when telling someone they are really stupid. | |
| Definitions include: out of luck; "in the doghouse". | |
| Definitions include: pubic hair, usually male. | |
| Definitions include: brief and to the point. | |
| Definitions include: A mentally or physically challenged person, usually a school-age person. | |
| Definitions include: "Short bus" refers to a handicapped school bus. | |
| Definitions include: to cheat or swindle. | |
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Other terms relating to 'the': | |
| Definitions include: Walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
| Definitions include: interrogation. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: A good estimate, term of agreement | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: Inclusive | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing. | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
| Definitions include: extremely popular. | |
| Definitions include: taking a passive role. | |
| Definitions include: the bathroom. | |
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