Definition of charley horse

charley horse

• a cramp of the leg.

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

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Other terms relating to 'charley':
charleys	Definitions include: breasts.
Other terms relating to 'horse':
beat a dead horse	Definitions include: to bring up a subject that was resolved (or should have been resolved) long ago.
dark horse	Definitions include: usually "dark horse candidate."
eat like a horse	Definitions include: when eating, to often eat a lot.
get back on the horse	Definitions include: to continue trying something that one has had difficulty with in the past.
high horse	Definitions include: a position of arrogance.
hitch to this horse	Definitions include: to make one's future success dependent on something.
hold (one's) horses	Definitions include: to wait patiently.
horse	Definitions include: heroin.
horse around	Definitions include: to play around.
horse hockey	Definitions include: a big lie, exaggeration, or a lot of nonsense.
horse opera	Definitions include: a formulaic "western" (that is - a story about the American West.)
horse's *ss	Definitions include: idiot; "jackass".
horse sh*t	Definitions include: nonsense
horse's petute	Definitions include: horse's ass.
hung like a horse	Definitions include: to have a large penis.
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