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Definition of a shark

shark

  • 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

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.

    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.

    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.

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