greedy, an adjective, means full of selfish desire or always wanting more, often by taking it from other people.
sponge bob’s boss mr. krabs is greedy
this is one of my favorite youtube videos. the electric company was a show that used comedy sketches and music to teach kids how to read in the 70s . in this sketch, greg puts every single grape on the table on his plate. for no particular reason. rather than confront greg over his greedy attitude with the grapes, the party guests create an impromptu (spontaneous) song and dance about greg’s action and leave him sitting alone at the table (one of the party guests is morgan freeman).
in her song greedy, ariana grande says several times that she is greedy for love.
the first lyric of this song by liam gallagher, formerly of oasis, says
i’m going toe to toe with a greedy soul
implies a fight.
the first line of this dmx rap is
y’all been eatin’ long enough now, stop bein’ greedy
just keep it real, partner, give to the needy
is an informal but common contraction of you all. been eatin’ is a of have been eating, which is present perfect continuous. keep it real is a popular expression that means represent reality, don’t lie. needy means poor, in need of charity.
and at 2:16 and 3:32 in this video, godsmack call the villain a greedy little baby. the song is called greed.
greed is the noun equivalent to greedy. it appears in this somewhat forgotten anti-imperial 80s hit by world party along with its synonym avarice. at 1:55 the lyrics say
avarice and greed are gonna drive you over the endless sea
they will leave you drifting in the shallows
drowning in the oceans of history
gonna is a reduction of going to. means without end, infinite. drift means floating without direction. shallows is a part of the sea that is not deep. drown means die from inhaling water.
wonder woman as a galley slave
later in the same verse, world party creates this image
using all the good people for your galley slaves
as your little boat struggles through the the warning waves
but u will pay, u will pay tomorrow
galley slaves are forced to row a ship against their will. as means while means have trouble, fight.
the message of the video, as is usually the case with greed, is that greed is a negative characteristic.
, around the same time ship of fools was a hit in the 80s, the movie wall street was released and michael douglas, playing the part of gordon gekko made this line famous
greed, for lack of a better word, is good
lack means not have.
greed can also be used as an adjective, like in this song by l.a. rockers la luz about a greed machine that tracks u down (looks for and finds u) even if u give away (let other people have) everything u .
do u agree with gordon gekko’s analysis that greed is good? or do u share world party’s view that we will pay tomorrow for today’s greed? what other images of greed do u know of in movies, series, cartoons, songs, etc.?
