Definition of (one's) neck of the woods
(one's) neck of the woods
noun
- one's home neighborhood.
- See more words with the same meaning: neighborhood.
Last edited on Mar 04 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'neighborhood': | |
| Definitions include: the area claimed by a person, group, gang, etc. | |
| Definitions include: of superior quality, excellent; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: the area of a city with a concentration of businesses that cater to a largely homosexual client base. | |
| Definitions include: shortened form of "neighborhood." | |
| Definitions include: lacking excitement or people; "boring". | |
Slang terms with the same root words
Other terms relating to 'neck': | |
| Definitions include: a person with a long neck. | |
| Definitions include: a person with a brass neck is shameless. | |
| Definitions include: shameless. | |
| Definitions include: to perform fellatio. | |
| Definitions include: to be responsible for failure. | |
| Definitions include: abbreviation for redneck. | |
| Definitions include: in a competition, even. | |
| Definitions include: Someone who acts stupid or does stupid things | |
| Definitions include: a nuisance. | |
| Definitions include: an oil well worker. | |
| Definitions include: to punish or yell at. | |
Other terms relating to 'of': | |
| Definitions include: a worthless person. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: A good estimate, term of agreement | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: "not all there". | |
| Definitions include: skittish. | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: many. | |
| Definitions include: better than all that. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: something or someone cherished above all others. | |
| Definitions include: A fictional location used to denote a place that is very remote. | |
| Definitions include: very early in the day. | |
| Definitions include: some location extremely far away. | |
Other terms relating to 'the': | |
| Definitions include: Walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
| Definitions include: interrogation. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: A good estimate, term of agreement | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: Inclusive | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing. | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
| Definitions include: extremely popular. | |
| Definitions include: taking a passive role. | |
| Definitions include: the bathroom. | |
Other terms relating to 'wood': | |
| Definitions include: Used in the expression, "What, am I wood?" which means "Don't ignore me"; "Don't act like I have no feelings"; etc. | |
| Definitions include: to defecate. | |
| Definitions include: to get an erection. | |
| Definitions include: to knock on wood in order to avoid some bad thing happening that one was just speaking about. | |
| Definitions include: an erection upon waking. | |
| Definitions include: past the worse part of a bad situation, in which things start to improve. | |
| Definitions include: to sleep. | |
| Definitions include: variant of "knock on wood", from New Zealand. | |
| Definitions include: an erection. | |
| Definitions include: to strike someone over the head with a baseball bat or billy club. | |
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