Definition of be off like a prom dress in May

off like a prom dress in May

adjective

to be leaving. Origin: referring to sexual activities that occur after a prom dance. Prom dances are sometimes held in May.
Well I'm late. I'm off like a prom dress in May.
- See more words with the same meaning: to go, leave, exit.
Last edited on Dec 19 2011. Submitted by SP from New York, NY, USA on Feb 26 2002.

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Other terms relating to 'to go, leave, exit':
walk	Definitions include: to go free from a criminal charge.
peace out	Definitions include: goodbye.
scape	Definitions include: To leave.
vamoose	Definitions include: to leave.
clear off	Definitions include: to leave.
bone out	Definitions include: to leave quickly due to fear.
skedaddle	Definitions include: to leave.
beat cheeks	Definitions include: to leave quickly; "haul ass".
off	Definitions include: to kill.
flex	Definitions include: To go, to leave, to depart.
beat it	Definitions include: to masturbate.
mope	Definitions include: noun. Used to describe person (male or female) with no ambition, usually found in the school smoking court.
take a powder	Definitions include: to leave.
ship out	Definitions include: to leave.
*drag (one's) ss**	Definitions include: to move or to go.
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Other terms relating to 'a':
a	Definitions include: amphetamine.
A-1	Definitions include: the best.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
a bit much	Definitions include: excessive.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
a boat	Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat".
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a couple three	Definitions include: an unspecified small number.
act a fool	Definitions include: to play around.
a dime a dozen	Definitions include: very common.
*a dog with two dcks**	Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
a dollar three eighty	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
a dollar three eightyfive	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
adopt a tree	Definitions include: to collide with a tree.
a face that only a mother could love	Definitions include: an ugly face.
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Other terms relating to 'dress':
dress down	Definitions include: to scold.
dress to kill	Definitions include: dressed very well.
dress to the nines	Definitions include: very well dressed.
e-dress	Definitions include: Short for e-mail address.
LBD	Definitions include: "little black dress."
off like a prom dress	Definitions include: to be leaving.
Other terms relating to 'in':
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
all in	Definitions include: involving everyone or everything.
all up in	Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
an ice cube's chance in hell	Definitions include: no chance.
a walk in the park	Definitions include: something easy.
back in the day	Definitions include: at some time before the present.
back in the saddle	Definitions include: having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing.
baked-in	Definitions include: included.
bald man in a boat	Definitions include: clitoris.
barge in	Definitions include: to intrude.
barge in on	Definitions include: See barge in.
Bash one's skull in	Definitions include: To beat someone up, inflict head injury
bat in the cave	Definitions include: visible mucus in one's nostrils.
BBIAB	Definitions include: acronym for "be back in a bit", i.e. "I will return in a short amount of time."
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Other terms relating to 'like':
*act like (one's) sht doesn't stink**	Definitions include: to act superior.
*act like (one's) sht don't stink**	Definitions include: See act like (one's) shit doesn't stink.
be like	Definitions include: to say, in reported speech or conversation.
*be like flies on sht**	Definitions include: to be present in large numbers.
bleed like a stuck pig	Definitions include: to bleed profusely.
breed like rabbits	Definitions include: to have many children.
built like a brick house	Definitions include: of a woman, to be well-endowed.
*built like a brick sht-house**	Definitions include: large, muscular, and strongly built.
built like a tripod	Definitions include: to have a large penis
DILF	Definitions include: acronym for "dad I'd like to fuck".
DILLIGAS	Definitions include: acronym for "do I look like I give a shit."
do (one) like that	Definitions include: to treat a person poorly, especially when there are witness(ed).
drink like a fish	Definitions include: to drink alcohol to excess.
drop like flies	Definitions include: to die with others in a large group, usually within a short span of time.
Drop you like a bad habit.	Definitions include: This phrase means to stop something fully and finally.
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Other terms relating to 'may':
May the 4th be with you	Definitions include: standard greeting in celebration of May 4th: "Star Wars Day."
YMMV	Definitions include: acronym for "your mileage may vary."
your mileage may vary	Definitions include: In the United States, "your mileage may vary" is the standard disclaimer given along with estimates of the mileage of motor vehicles.
Other terms relating to 'off':
all bets are off	Definitions include: what was previously expected to happen may not.
back off	Definitions include: large buttocks.
back up off	Definitions include: to move away from.
beat off	Definitions include: to masturbate.
beg off	Definitions include: to get out of a prior obligation by asking.
bite off more than (one) can chew	Definitions include: to take on a situation one can't master.
bite (one's) head off	Definitions include: to reprimand.
blow off	Definitions include: to ignore another person(s) in a rude manner.
blow off some steam	Definitions include: to get rid of aggression or anger.
blow off steam	Definitions include: to do something to get rid of negative emotions.
boink off the reservation	Definitions include: to cheat on one's spouse.
bore the pants off	Definitions include: to bore one.
bounce ideas off of	Definitions include: to suggest ideas to another person to get feedback.
brassed off	Definitions include: annoyed, very cross.
break it off	Definitions include: to end a relationship.
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Other terms relating to 'promenade':
off like a prom dress	Definitions include: to be leaving.
prom	Definitions include: "promenade".

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