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no filter
Saying whatever comes to mind, without regard for what is appropriate.		added by jilldelvir
9 months ago
hand me down
Clothes reworn, often by a younger sibling		added by Lorrylow
9 months ago
go under the knife
Have surgery		added by Lorrylow
9 months ago
fall flat
Fail to produce the desired effect; or generally to be unsuccessful		added by anonymous
9 months ago
oddball
An eccentric person; goofy.		added by caren.spencer
9 months ago
witness box
A place in which a witnesses is seated during a trial.		added by anonymous
9 months ago
god is a woman
justcause		added by anonymous
9 months ago
drop ship
when a manufacturer ships products directly to a buyer by arrangement through a seller. The seller makes the sale of the product to the buyer and makes money from the sale without handling the product.		added by anonymous
9 months ago
love triangle
When two people are romantically pursuing the same third person, or when one person is pursuing someone who is pursuing someone else.		added by anonymous
9 months ago
stir the pot
The deliberate act of agitating a situation. Especially to cause conflict.		added by shawc1954
9 months ago
utterly amazing
This phrase is used when something is so good it that it is beyond belief		added by TriplePurple
9 months ago
we will have no wine before it's time
Some things are worth the wait and should not be rushed.		added by TriplePurple
9 months ago
a conniption fit
Attack of hysteria.		added by martyc
9 months ago
pay it forward
Performing a selfless act of kindness (normally for a random stranger) after having been the beneficiary of such an act oneself - the mentality behind which is to make kindness contagious such that it multiplies exponentially		added by JokerGem
9 months ago
catch 22
A self-contradictory rule that prevents a desired outcome.		added by shawc1954
9 months ago
rizz
when a MAN not woman has emaculate rizz it is when they can talk to girls with romantic appeal or romance.		added by bigmacbabygirl
9 months ago
#pitstoptoyourpurpose
Hashtag, phrase, ministry, movement by Activist Greshun De Bouse to describe how the storms of life are just a temporary stop en route to one's divine destiny; As creator of the phrase and hashtag, De Bouse is the first to use #pitstoptoyourpurpose on social media and online anywhere.		added by preditor
9 months ago
jump bail
To abscond while in a bail status		added by capeirish39
9 months ago
sidepiecesex
Describes extra-marital or extra-relational physically intimate interaction with one other than one's spouse or longterm partner, with whom one also has some form of established relationship; term, song, and hastag by American Activist Greshun De Bouse to describe one of the acts in which her abusive ex-fiance may have been engaged, while absent from the home daily for 15 hours.		added by preditor
9 months ago
kuikoua
To be Humble		added by
9 months ago
who’s to say
No one really knows; it’s anyone’s guess		added by JokerGem
9 months ago
don't count your eggs before they hatch
Don't get your hopes up before things actually happen		added by outlook_6220f48ac3d8e0c2
10 months ago
in deed and in truth
sincere and truthful actions; not hypocritical		added by crankthat
10 months ago
buying time
To purposely cause a delay to allow you to finish something.		added by jim_3
10 months ago
hunt and peck
Form of typing employed by novices in which they search for and strike each and every key one by one on a keyboard, normally using only their index fingers --considered slow and inefficient		added by JokerGem
10 months ago
scaredy cat
a children's word for a person who is easily frightened		added by PinkPuma
10 months ago
tank up
to fill a vehicle with fuel.		added by karen_schulz
10 months ago
read up
acquire information about a particular subject by studying it intensively.		added by karen_schulz
10 months ago
a tear jerker
A movie, book or story that is sad and causes one to cry.		added by anonymous
10 months ago
here's your sign
A sarcastic remark and gesture that is said and done when someone says something stupid. This is said while holding the back of your right hand in a fist to your forehead with the index finger and thumb extended to form an "L" for "Loser." This is done and said to someone when they ask an obvious question and they should have known the answer; it points out to someone how dumb the question was that they just asked.		added by TriplePurple
10 months ago
shady pines
Something said to an older person (usually your mother) to correct their bad behavior by threatening to take them to live in a retirement home.		added by TriplePurple
10 months ago
put her there (pronounced put 'er there)
something said to someone when extending one's hand, inviting you to shake hands with them in agreement or sympathy		added by TriplePurple
10 months ago
happy trails
an expression wishing someone a good journey (typically on a road or path); short for 'happy trails to you'; a way of saying goodbye		added by TriplePurple
10 months ago
eye of the storm
the center of a storm or hurricane		added by TriplePurple
10 months ago
can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enough
This phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.		added by TriplePurple
10 months ago
gosh darn it
An expression of frustration that is less vulgar than swearing "G** damn it." See also dagnabbit in our definitions.net		added by TriplePurple
10 months ago
open mouth, insert foot
said when someone just said something they shouldn't have said		added by TriplePurple
10 months ago
take this job and shove it
a way of telling your boss that you are quitting your job; something people say before they quit their job or about quitting their job		added by TriplePurple
10 months ago
which do you want first, the good news or the bad news?
An expression stated before having to share bad news (sometimes there is no good news)		added by TriplePurple
10 months ago
the measure of society is how it treats its weakest members
Societies who help and take care of those who are the most in need are worth more than societies who don't or who even mistreat those who are in need--the least of them--much less help them.		added by TriplePurple
10 months ago
running around like a chicken with its head cut off
doing/accomplishing a lot of things, sometimes frantically or quickly		added by TriplePurple
10 months ago
country girl (cowgirl)
a girl who lives and/or is from a rural area, small town, farm and/or ranch (not a city environment.) She is usually seen wearing a cowgirl hat, cowgirl boots and often wears jeans and/or a shirt tied into a knot in the front		added by TriplePurple
10 months ago
girl scout
a girl scout is a girl who is a member of Girl Scouts of the USA (also known simply as "Girl Scouts"), an non-profit youth organization for girls		added by TriplePurple
10 months ago
cover girl
a girl (often a female model) whose picture appears on magazine covers; also specifically refers to a female spokesperson for CoverGirl, an American cosmetics brand		added by TriplePurple
10 months ago
round robin
an arrangement of choosing all elements in agroup equaly in some rational order e.g. 'taking turns"		added by motsabarta
10 months ago
dying calf in a snowstorm
A lovestruck man looking at the one he adores from a far.		added by msueellen
10 months ago
i have many bridges to sell you.
You've been very naive.		added by leanderstuff
10 months ago
within an inch of one’s life
Figuratively or hyperbolically, means very soundly, thoroughly, or completely; To an extreme degree or extent; often follows the verb ‘beat’ to mean ‘very close to or near death’		added by JokerGem
10 months ago
blood and thunder
Violent action and language, esp. of a melodramatic kind		added by shawc1954
10 months ago
in good spirits
to be in a good mood, especially after a traumatic experience		added by anonymous
10 months ago

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