Definition of drop in the bucket
drop in the bucket 
noun
- something with little effect because - compared to everything else - it's very small.
- See more words with the same meaning: unimportant, useless.
Last edited on Nov 25 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'unimportant, useless': | |
| Definitions include: feeble. | |
| Definitions include: ghetto | |
| Definitions include: Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted below. | |
| Definitions include: useless. | |
| Definitions include: Pap, or pap smear, is usually used in describing people that aren't liked, in general. | |
| Definitions include: To Have sex. | |
| Definitions include: a person who is inconsequential, irrelevant, small, unimportant, or worthless. | |
| Definitions include: an unimportant thing. | |
| Definitions include: sarcastic interjection to espouse one's belief that the subject isn't a big deal. | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "big fucking deal." | |
| Definitions include: insignificant. | |
| Definitions include: useless. | |
| Definitions include: a big deal. | |
| Definitions include: something insignificant. | |
| Definitions include: useless. | |
Slang terms with the same root words
Other terms relating to 'bucket': | |
| Definitions include: the place where all deleted, lost, or misdirected data goes to. | |
| Definitions include: A protective helmet, often used by skaters. | |
| Definitions include: a vehicle in poor condition; "hooptie". | |
| Definitions include: a list of things a person wants to do before they "kick the bucket" (i.e. die.) | |
| Definitions include: loose, and nasty. | |
| Definitions include: extremely unintelligent. | |
| Definitions include: very quiet. | |
| Definitions include: to die. | |
| Definitions include: a bad person. | |
| Definitions include: dirty or worthless person. | |
| Definitions include: an extreme slunt. | |
| Definitions include: The craft and practice of being a slunt. | |
| Definitions include: a tremendous slut. | |
| Definitions include: a female used solely for sex. | |
| Definitions include: someone who is eager or anxious about something way more than they should be. | |
Other terms relating to 'drop': | |
| Definitions include: at any moment; without persuasion | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "drop dead gorgeous". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "drop out loser". | |
| Definitions include: To get butt fucked in jail. | |
| Definitions include: to take drugs, usually LSD ("acid") or Ecstasy (MDMA). | |
| Definitions include: in music, to play a beat. | |
| Definitions include: to defecate; "poop". | |
| Definitions include: See C-bomb. | |
| Definitions include: have a bowel movement. | |
| Definitions include: to defecate. usually used in a mock-sensuous way or in a lighthearted manner. | |
| Definitions include: to defecate; "poop". | |
| Definitions include: to inform the authorities (e.g. police) that someone was involved in a crime. | |
| Definitions include: to defecate; "poop". | |
| Definitions include: misspelling of drop a deuce. | |
| Definitions include: To place a large amount of dip in between one's cheek and jaw. | |
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Other terms relating to 'in': | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: involving everyone or everything. | |
| Definitions include: doing something emphatically. | |
| Definitions include: no chance. | |
| Definitions include: something easy. | |
| Definitions include: at some time before the present. | |
| Definitions include: having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing. | |
| Definitions include: included. | |
| Definitions include: clitoris. | |
| Definitions include: to intrude. | |
| Definitions include: See barge in. | |
| Definitions include: visible mucus in one's nostrils. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "be back in a bit", i.e. "I will return in a short amount of time." | |
| Definitions include: never. | |
Other terms relating to 'the': | |
| Definitions include: Walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
| Definitions include: interrogation. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: A good estimate, term of agreement | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: Inclusive | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing. | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
| Definitions include: extremely popular. | |
| Definitions include: taking a passive role. | |
| Definitions include: the bathroom. | |
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