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give a hiding
verb - transitive
- to beat up.
Citation from "'Ninja', 58, beats up 3 muggers", News 24.com, 2010-05-13 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on May 13 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 13 2010.
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heebie geebies, the
noun - uncountable
- misspelling of the heebie jeebies.
Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 13 2010.
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heebie jeebies, the
noun - uncountable
- an intense uneasy feeling; "the creeps".
Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 13 2010.
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horrors, the
noun - uncountable
- delirium tremens (alcohol withdrawal symptoms).
Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 13 2010.
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kick off
noun
- the beginning.
Let's go to the summer kick-off party.
- See more words with the same meaning: to start, prepare to, be about to.
Last edited on May 13 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 13 2010.
verb - intransitive
- to die.
He kicked off last night.
Last edited on Jul 17 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
verb - transitive
- to begin.
Let's kick off the meeting.
- See more words with the same meaning: to start, prepare to, be about to.
Last edited on Jul 17 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.
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malamanteau
noun
- Coined in XKCD web comic #739: "a portmanteau created by incorrectly combining a malapropism with a neologism."
Last edited on May 14 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 13 2010.
notes
- Controversy erupted on Wikipedia when fans of the webcomic attempted to add a "malamanteau" article to the encyclopedia.
Discussion on Wikipedia about the article can be seen here
Discussion on Reddit.com about the controversy can be seen hereLast edited on May 14 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 14 2010.
origin
- In addition to the XKCD origin, the term appears to have been used on the website MetaFilter as early as 2007:
It's not spoonerism. More like a portmanteau combined with a malapropism. So I'd go with malamanteau or a portmanpropism.
posted by ludwig_van at 3:31 PM on July 17, 2007 (link)Last edited on May 14 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 14 2010.
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pitch
verb
- in homosexual male sex, to perform in the male role (i.e. "giving end").
Citation from "Four Little Words", American Dad! (TV), Season 2 Episode 15 (2007) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: sex activities, practices, moves.
Last edited on Jul 17 2016. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 13 2010.
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pitcher
noun
- see pitch.
Last edited on May 13 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 13 2010.
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put a cork in it
verb
- to be quiet; "shut up".
Put a cork in it!
Last edited on May 13 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 13 2010.
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shakes, the
noun - uncountable
- delirium tremens (alcohol withdrawal symptoms).
Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
- withdrawal symptoms from any habit.
Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 13 2010.
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