Definition of be on the town

on the town

adjective

• to go out and have fun.

  Let's go out on the town tonight.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to party, have fun.

  Last edited on Oct 05 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'to party, have fun':
wilding	Definitions include: to have fun, act crazy with a group of friends. Note: also pronounced as "wilin'".
throw down	Definitions include: to fight.
gig	Definitions include: to dance.
party down	Definitions include: to party.
sh*ts and giggles	Definitions include: fun.
boot and rally	Definitions include: to vomit ("boot") due to over-consumption of alcohol, and then continue partying ("rally.")
sh*ts 'n' giggles	Definitions include: See shits and giggles.
out on the town	Definitions include: having a night out and about.
gas	Definitions include: when you do not care about something.
sh*ts and gigs	Definitions include: abbreviated form of "shits and giggles".
rage	Definitions include: a fun activity or occasion.

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Other terms relating to 'on':
accidentally on purpose	Definitions include: seemingly accidental but with a secret motive.
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
a lot on (one's) plate	Definitions include: See on (one's) plate.
as much use as a handbrake on a canoe	Definitions include: useless.
as useless as tits on a boar hog	Definitions include: absolutely futile; pointless, worthless, inept or absurd; good-for-nothing or idiotic.
back on (one's) feet	Definitions include: doing better after an unfavorable event.
back on pipe	Definitions include: returned to one's meth or crack addiction.
bag on	Definitions include: to insult for fun; "make fun of".
bail on	Definitions include: to leave (a relationship) or abandon.
ball on	Definitions include: to attempt to attract verbally; "hit on".
bang on	Definitions include: to test something before it is released or presented.
barge in on	Definitions include: See barge in.
beast on	Definitions include: used to describe a person that is angry and is scolding at someone.
be in on	Definitions include: to be involved with.
be like flies on sh*t	Definitions include: to be present in large numbers.
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Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
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.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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Other terms relating to 'town':
Chi Town	Definitions include: Chicago, Illinois.
clown town	Definitions include: a place or situation in which one is surrounded by amateurs or unintelligent people.
cow town	Definitions include: a rural town.
down town	Definitions include: to the police station.
Gator Town	Definitions include: Gainesville, Florida.
ghost town	Definitions include: a place with very few people.
go to town	Definitions include: to engage in an activity with excessive energy or excitement.
go to town on (one's self)	Definitions include: to masturbate.
one horse town	Definitions include: a very small town.
out on the town	Definitions include: having a night out and about.
paint the town red	Definitions include: to have a great time around town.
Tipping is not a town in China.	Definitions include: A phrase usually used by bartenders to imply that a patron should acknowledge gratuity.
town bicycle, the	Definitions include: a promiscuous person, usually female.
town business	Definitions include: A reference to things that go on in the streets of Oakland. Sideshows, street crime---events that occur in the underworld.
Wanker Town, USA	Definitions include: a derogatory term for a small town or rural area.

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