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noun

• Rejection of a request or an advance, most commonly in the romantic context. Derived from the stiff-arm pose portrayed by the college football Heisman Trophy.

  I asked her for her number but she gave me the Heisman.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to reject, ignore.

  Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by J.P. Xenakis from Red Bank, NJ, USA on Feb 03 2003.

• An event that signifies rejection from the opposite sex. The Heisman' relates to college football's Heisman trophy that shows a football player with his arm extended in a stiff arm position.

  Joe was trying to get Kim's phone number and got the Heisman.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to reject, ignore.

  Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by JT from Naples, FL, USA on Nov 20 2007.