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caput

  • when something breaks down
    My car/computer/garbage disposal went caput.

    Last edited on May 24 2004. Submitted by Jami L. on May 24 2004.

  • pronounced kuh-PUT; also used to declare that something has ended without a clear defined end
    Are you still in that trade? I'm not, it went caput.
    The usual spelling is 'kaput'. Means finished, broken down, not working, of machinery, etc. 'my fridge is kaput.'

    Last edited on Feb 21 2022. Submitted by Anonymous on Nov 07 2020.

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car

noun

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carb

adjective

  • abbreviation for carbohydrate.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

    Citation from "Let 'Em Eat Cake", Arrested Development (TV), Season 1 Episode 22 (2004) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Jul 18 2016. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 18 2016.

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carbo-load

noun

  • to gorge on carbohydrates.
                                              

                                                                                          

    Citation from "Whistler's Mother", Arrested Development (TV), Season 1 Episode 20 (2004) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Jul 17 2016. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 17 2016.

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carbon copy

noun

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card

noun

verb - transitive

  • to ask for a person's identification (e.g. driver's license) for proof of age. (In New York, the term was "proofed.")
    The bouncer carded me at the door, so I couldn't get in.
                                                                                                                               

    Citation from "Four Little Words", American Dad! (TV), Season 2 Episode 15 (2007) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Apr 11 2013. Submitted by Kristin K. from Detroit, MI, USA on Oct 14 1998.

  • to ask for identification, usu. that of a person under the age of 18 or 21.
    I can't believe he carded me when I tried to get into that club!

    Last edited on Dec 07 2010. Submitted by Michael R. on Mar 27 2006.

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card-carrying

  • to figuratively be a card-carrying member of an organization or to hold a particular belief or philosophical idea.
    We are all card-carrying members of the belief that Johnny sucks at his job.

    Last edited on May 13 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 28 2010.

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cardio bunny

noun

  • a female who spends long sessions at the gym doing only low-intensity cardio exercises.

    Last edited on Nov 19 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 19 2015.

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card shark

noun

  • a person who is good at card games.
    Playing with a card shark is a good way to lose money.

    Last edited on Jan 17 2011. Submitted by Martha K. from Clarksville, AR, USA on Sep 10 2002.

  • a person who cheats at card games.
    Playing with a card shark is a good way to lose money.

    Last edited on Jan 17 2011. Submitted by Bob Kmoch from Madison, WI, USA on Jan 13 2011.

  • a person who performs card tricks.

    Last edited on Jan 17 2011. Submitted by Bob Kmoch from Madison, WI, USA on Jan 13 2011.

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  • Interchangeable with "card sharp", which is the older, though less commonly used, of the two terms.

    Last edited on Jan 17 2011. Submitted by Bob Kmoch from Madison, WI, USA on Jan 13 2011.

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cards up (one's) sleeve

noun - plural

  • yet unrevealed techniques to solve a problem.
                                                        

    Citation from "Good Advices", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 2 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Jul 26 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 26 2011.

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