Definition of a roof-hare

roof-hare

noun

• cat meat presented as that of a rabbit. "To pass off a cat as a hare" is an expression common to many Spanish-speaking countries, equivalent to "to pull the wool over (one's) eyes".
  • See more words with the same meaning: terms with foreign origin (list of).

  Last edited on Aug 23 2013. Submitted by Michael S. on Feb 06 2006.

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Other terms relating to 'terms with foreign origin (list of)':
ruca	Definitions include: girl gang banger, loose woman, girlfriend.
gordita	Definitions include: a Spanish word that means fat little girl.
burro	Definitions include: to carry; to lug around.
mack	Definitions include: See also mack on.
chooch	Definitions include: a foolish person; "ass".
chichi	Definitions include: a breast.
nada	Definitions include: nothing.
watcho	Definitions include: a watchman for a drug dealer.
poon tang pie	Definitions include: female genitalia.
chiquita	Definitions include: a female friend.
beaucoup	Definitions include: many or much.
caballo	Definitions include: heroin, from the Spanish word for horse.
migra	Definitions include: US Border Patrol.
merde	Definitions include: French exclamation, literally "Shit!"
pa	Definitions include: a hot guy.
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Other terms relating to 'hare':
hare off	Definitions include: to run rapidly and/or wildly.
Other terms relating to 'roof':
deuce out the roof	Definitions include: "Goodbye."
go through the roof	Definitions include: to become very high.
out the roof	Definitions include: of an emotion or feeling, very high.
raise the roof	Definitions include: to "pump it up," get loud, get excited, etc.

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