Browsing page 1 of new words for April 15, 1998

verb - transitive

• to arrest.

  I almost got pinched by the cops.

  I got pinched pulling that heist.

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  Last edited on Jun 23 2013. Submitted by Brandon Kriner from Washington, DC, USA on Apr 15 1998.

• to steal.

                                                                                                     
  
  Citation from "Too many laws, too many prisoners", The Economist, Jul 22 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

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  Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Dawn L. from Louisville, KY, USA on Jan 01 2004.

verb

• a competition employed to determine the ownership of an object when ownership is in dispute. The two parties kick each other in the groin until one falls to the ground. The person left standing wins the competition and the ownership of the object.

  I'll ro-sham-bo you for the last beer.

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  • See more words with the same meaning: to attack, to fight.

  Last edited on Nov 30 2011. Submitted by Brandon Kriner from Washington, DC, USA on Apr 15 1998.

• to play "Rock, Paper, Scissors."

  We gotta ro-sham-bo for shotgun.

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  Last edited on Mar 27 1999. Submitted by Tyler C. from Kalispell, MT, USA on Mar 27 1999.

adjective

• related to immorality or illegality.

  Their company has been involved in some shady dealings.

                                                                                                              
  
  Citation from "Dan On the Run", The Good Guys (TV, 2010), Season 1 Episode 13 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: suspicious, immoral, illegal.

  Last edited on Dec 12 2010. Submitted by Jose Arellano from Lubbock, TX, USA on Sep 22 1997.

• suspicious.

                                                                                                                                                                                 
  
  Citation from "5 Minute Delay Scuttles Chance at $40 Billion Air Force Deal", Wired, Noah Shachtman, Aug 7 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: suspicious, immoral, illegal.

  Last edited on Aug 07 2010. Submitted by Jose Arellano from Lubbock, TX, USA on Sep 22 1997.

• unclear or purposely misleading.

  He's being shady about what went on.

  He is being very shady about why he didn't bother texting you back.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to lie.

  Last edited on Apr 13 2015. Submitted by Jose Arellano from Lubbock, TX, USA on Sep 22 1997.

• dangerous.

  That's a shady part of town.

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  Last edited on Apr 15 1998. Submitted by Karl from Boston, MA, USA on Apr 15 1998.

• untrustworthy.

  So you gone send that shady-ass fool over there with you money?

  That loser is way too shady to waste my precious time with.

  Last edited on Apr 13 2015. Submitted by M. Dollaz from Palatka, FL, USA on Sep 19 2013.

verb - transitive

• to ignore someone socially. British.

  He shadied me in favour of that slag.

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  Last edited on Nov 30 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 09 2010.

adjective

• shaken up, flustered. Also shooked.

  Dude, you're shook!

  He was shooked when that guy came after him.

  Jane was shooked when she saw the lion advancing!

  • See more words with the same meaning: afraid, scared.

  Last edited on Apr 23 2013. Submitted by J. Collins from New Castle, PA, USA on Apr 15 1998.