Browsing page 1 of new words for March 2, 2011

noun

• a sexually attractive young woman. From "nubile."

  Last edited on May 20 2016. Submitted by Dick Wright-Upham from Wellington, New Zealand on Mar 02 2011.

noun

• a knife.

  You got your shank?

  Last edited on Jun 09 2010. Submitted by pimp on Dec 22 1998.

• a makeshift object used for stabbing; "shiv".

  We found a shank in his cell.

  Last edited on Jun 09 2010. Submitted by erica i. from San Antonio, TX, USA on Jul 03 2004.

verb

• to cut or gash.

  Last edited on Mar 08 2010. Submitted by pimp on Dec 22 1998.

• to stab.

  I'm gonna shank that guy.

  Joe got shanked last night behind the warehouse, man.

  Last edited on Mar 08 2010. Submitted by Casey H. from Canada on May 11 1999.

• to pull down someone's pants.

  She got shanked!

  Last edited on Jun 09 2010. Submitted by Cara O. from Bradenton, FL, USA on Nov 08 2002.

• to steal.

  Last edited on Mar 08 2010. Submitted by Erik R. from Florence, New Jersey, USA on Jan 12 2005.

• to out-perform or one up.

  I just shanked you!

  Last edited on Jun 09 2010. Submitted by Aaron C. from Cincinnati, OH, USA on Mar 22 2007.

verb - transitive

• to stab with a sharpened, makeshift object, such as a toothbrush or stick.

  Last edited on Mar 02 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Mar 02 2011.

• To copy or plagiarize, commonly used by emcees to indicate a plagiarist. Synonymous with "bite" (i.e. "He tries to front like its his, but everyone knows he bites rhymes").

  I know you sharked that verse from him!

  Last edited on Feb 16 2013. Submitted by Tierre T. from Minneapolis, MN, USA on Nov 01 2002.

noun

• an aggressive businessperson.
  • See more words with the same meaning: business (related to).

  Last edited on Mar 02 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 02 2011.

verb - intransitive

• to attempt to attract someone romantically or sexually; "flirt"; "pick up".

  The guys went sharking at the sorority house and then went to the movies later that evening.

                                                              
  
  Citation from "Fit but you know it", A Gram Don't Come For Free (album), The Streets censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to flirt, fraternize, mingle.

  Last edited on Mar 02 2011. Submitted by Jefferson C. on Mar 19 2005.

verb - transitive

• to pull a person's dress down, revealing their breasts.

  She just got sharked by some dude.

  • See more words with the same meaning: naked, unclothed, to disrobe.

  Last edited on Jun 05 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 05 2011.

• To convince a competitor you are not very good at a game in order to win their confidence and raise later bets the hustler will win easily, as in what's done by a pool shark, though the term is not limited to billiards.

  Last edited on Dec 30 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 30 2013.