shoot the agate

shoot the agate
   American
   to seek out a woman for sexual purposes
   Derived from the name of an affected form of strutting seen in some parades by black people.

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • American Book Award — The American Book Award was established in 1978 by the Before Columbus Foundation. It seeks to recognize outstanding literary achievement by contemporary American authors, without restriction to race, sex, ethnic background, or genre. It was… …   Wikipedia

  • Marble (toy) — For the stone, see marble. For other uses, see Marble (disambiguation). Hand made marbles from West Africa …   Wikipedia

  • marble — marbler, n. /mahr beuhl/, n., adj., v., marbled, marbling. n. 1. metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in… …   Universalium

  • Citizen Kane — Citizen Kane …   Wikipedia

  • Marble — /mahr beuhl/, n. Alice, 1913 90, U.S. tennis player. * * * Granular limestone or dolomite that has recrystallized under the influence of heat, pressure, and aqueous solutions. The main mineral in marble is calcite. Commercially, marble includes… …   Universalium

  • Diné Bahaneʼ — (Navajo: Story of the People ), the Navajo creation story, describes the prehistoric emergence of the Navajos, and centers on the area known as the Dinétah, the traditional homeland of the Navajo people. This story forms the basis for the… …   Wikipedia

  • sport — Synonyms and related words: Beau Brummel, Monopoly, Ping Pong, Rugby, Scrabble, acrobatics, action, adventurer, advertise, affect, agate, agonistics, air, also ran, amateur athlete, amusement, anomaly, antic, antics, archer, archery, association… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • stone — Synonyms and related words: Irish confetti, Lydian stone, Tarmac, Tarvia, aa, abyssal rock, acorn, adamant, adamantine, adobe, agate, alexandrite, amethyst, anklet, anthraconite, aplite, aquamarine, arch, armlet, ashlar, asphalt, aventurine,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • taw´er — taw1 «t», noun, verb. –n. 1. a specially fine marble used for shooting, often streaked or variegated; glassy; monny. SYNONYM(S): agate. 2. the game of marbles. 3. the line from which the players shoot their marbles. –v.i. to shoot a taw …   Useful english dictionary

  • PIED — Le pied, ou extrémité libre du membre inférieur, présente chez l’homme une disposition unique. Certes, une analyse superficielle risquerait de le considérer comme une structure en régression. Le pied est, en effet, un assemblage d’éléments osseux …   Encyclopédie Universelle

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”