Browsing page 19 of new words for September 14, 2009

verb - transitive

• to extort. That is, to obtain something via force, threats, intimidation, abuse of power, etc.

  Last edited on Sep 21 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

• a mess.

  Last edited on Sep 14 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

• to trick someone into taking a job.

  Last edited on Sep 14 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

• to trick someone into joining the crew of a ship.

  Last edited on Sep 14 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

verb - transitive

• to kidnap.

  Last edited on Aug 23 2015. Submitted by Chuck S. on Aug 23 2015.

• to steal.

  Last edited on Aug 23 2015. Submitted by Chuck S. on Aug 23 2015.

noun

• a beating.

  We took a shellacking on the basketball court, boys, but there are six games ahead of us!

  Last edited on Mar 03 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

notes

• Shellacking is also the -ing form of shellack.

  Last edited on Mar 03 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 03 2013.

noun

• a person who speaks favorably about something they have a vested interest in, while pretending to be impartial.
  • See more words with the same meaning: miscellaneous insults (list of).

  Last edited on Sep 14 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

• an accomplice; a person who helps and abets another for the purpose of manipulating the thoughts or actions of a third party.

  The potential customers did not know that a shill was among them, helping the salesman by praising the product and pretending to make a purchase.

  The college professor used graduate students as shills to screen new students before admitting them into his program.

  Last edited on Jan 24 2016. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 24 2016.

• A poor kid named CockRocket on Steam that uses the term without knowing what it is. Tries to harass others for buying games it cannot afford

  Last edited on Dec 29 2016. Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 29 2016.

verb

• to speak favorably about something one has a vested interest in, while pretending to be impartial.

  Last edited on Sep 14 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

noun

• a black eye.

  Last edited on Sep 14 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.