Definition of close but no cigar

close but no cigar

adjective

• to almost happen, but not.

  Last edited on Nov 27 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'but':
ABD	Definitions include: acronym for "all but dissertation".
ain't no thing but a chicken wing	Definitions include: to be okay; not a big concern.
all but dissertation	Definitions include: a student who has completed all parts of advanced education with the exception of completing, presenting, and defending their dissertation.
everything but the kitchen sink	Definitions include: everything.
good from far, but far from good	Definitions include: A person walking towards you that looks attractive until they get closer.
last but not least	Definitions include: appearing last in some list, but not because it's the least important item on the list.
lights are on but no one's home	Definitions include: alive but brain-dead.
lights on but nobody's home	Definitions include: "eyes are open but the person isn't responding to stimuli."
LOBNH	Definitions include: acronym for "lights on but nobody home", an insulting notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
SBD	Definitions include: Silent But Deadly.
silent but deadly	Definitions include: particularly smelly flatulence.
silent but violent	Definitions include: particularly smelly flatulence.
Other terms relating to 'cigar':
smoke the flesh cigar	Definitions include: to perform fellatio.
Other terms relating to 'close':
behind closed doors	Definitions include: in private.
close	Definitions include: To steal from, rip off.
close (one's) barn door	Definitions include: See barn door.
closer	Definitions include: guy who scores with lots of chicks
close ranks	Definitions include: to join together for a common cause.
close-talker	Definitions include: a person who stands uncomfortably close to others while talking.
close the book	Definitions include: to end.
close the deal	Definitions include: to get a woman into the sack after chatting them up in a social setting.
close to (one's) chest	Definitions include: secret or mostly secret.
close up shop	Definitions include: to "close" any location.
Other terms relating to 'no':
ain't got no	Definitions include: "don't have any".
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
ain't no thang	Definitions include: "ain't no thang", i.e. "it isn't a thing", meaning that something isn't to be concerned about; "no big deal"; "don't worry about it".
ain't no thing but a chicken wing	Definitions include: to be okay; not a big concern.
all bark and no bite	Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action.
a no-win situation	Definitions include: a situation with no possible positive outcome.
feel no pain	Definitions include: being very drunk.
f*ck me in the *ss with no Vaseline	Definitions include: exclamation upon realizing one's misfortune.
f*ck no	Definitions include: See "fuck".
give no f*cks	Definitions include: to not care.
hell no	Definitions include: an emphatic "no".
hells no	Definitions include: see hells.
hells to the no	Definitions include: variant of "hell to the no".
hell to the no	Definitions include: an emphatic "hell no".
lights are on but no one's home	Definitions include: alive but brain-dead.
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