Definition of a sitting duck

sitting duck    

noun

• a vulnerable person.

  Without cover, the soldier was a sitting duck.

  Last edited on Sep 23 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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duck	Definitions include: blowjob.
duckbutter	Definitions include: sweat and other substances that gather near the genitals.
duck butter	Definitions include: sweat and other substances that gather near the genitals.
ducked-off	Definitions include: to hide or just be out of contact.
ducked up	Definitions include: "fucked up."
duckface	Definitions include: the face made by puckering one's lips as if to kiss someone.
ducking	Definitions include: "fucking".
duck sick	Definitions include: to have one's penis sucked.
fluck a duck	Definitions include: "fuck a duck".
f*ck a duck	Definitions include: exclamation of surprise.
f*ck the duck	Definitions include: to waste time or do something of non-importance.
get (one's) ducks in a row	Definitions include: To ensure all the small details or elements are accounted for and in their proper order before embarking on a new project. Good attorneys, for example, make sure all of the evidence and witnesses are presented in a precise, effective order, like ducklings following the mother duck in a straight line when in water, or the natural flight formation used by ducks as they fly through the sky in a V-formation behind the leader, allowing each duck to take advantage of reduced wind resistance.
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odd duck	Definitions include: a strange person.
pound the duck	Definitions include: to have sex.
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Other terms relating to 'sit':
have to sit	Definitions include: need to defecate.
sit b*tch	Definitions include: to sit in the middle seat in the front or back of a vehicle ("bitch").
sit-down	Definitions include: a meeting.
sit-in	Definitions include: done in protest of something or someone, where the protestors non-threatening just occupy the space or building in which they are protesting in by sitting on the floor/ground and refusing to move for anything or anyone.
sit on	Definitions include: to surveil.
sit on the fence	Definitions include: bisexual.
sit pretty	Definitions include: to be in a favorable position.
sit shotgun	Definitions include: to sit in the passenger seat of a motor vehicle.
sitter	Definitions include: a person who watches over someone or something - baby-sitter, house-sitter, dog-sitter, etc.
sit tight	Definitions include: to stay in one place and wait patiently.

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