Definition of go for broke
go for broke
- to risk everything in some endeavor.
Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
- to attempt.
- See more words with the same meaning: to attempt, try.
Last edited on Sep 09 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'to attempt, try': | |
| Definitions include: to attempt. | |
| Definitions include: to continue trying something that one has had difficulty with in the past. | |
| Definitions include: to mistreat. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt something without preparation. | |
| Definitions include: When a man gets a woman pregnant that he is not married to but does not want her to have the baby for fear of paying child support for 18 years. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt to reach a goal. | |
| Definitions include: broken. | |
| Definitions include: a practice attempt, without performing the actual action. | |
| Definitions include: to make a futile attempt. | |
| Definitions include: to make an attempt. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt. | |
| Definitions include: to make a strong attempt. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt something. | |
| Definitions include: something that is so exceptionally good or fun it could be as addictive as crack (i.e. crack cocaine). | |
Slang terms with the same root words
Other terms relating to 'broke': | |
| Definitions include: displeasing, low-quality. | |
| Definitions include: very broke. | |
| Definitions include: useless. | |
| Definitions include: unattractive. | |
| Definitions include: completely broke. | |
| Definitions include: completely without money. | |
| Definitions include: Having sex in the woods. | |
Other terms relating to 'for': | |
| Definitions include: taking a passive role. | |
| Definitions include: return on one's money spent. | |
| Definitions include: to be homosexual. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "best friend(s) for life". | |
| Definitions include: a phrase used in reference to someone under the influence of opiates who keeps nodding off with their mouth open, as it resembles performing fellatio. | |
| Definitions include: so compatible that even the known bugs of product A were replicated in the "bug-for-bug compatible" product B. | |
| Definitions include: British expression meaning that the speaker doesn't want to do something. | |
| Definitions include: to be excited about. | |
| Definitions include: The act of vomiting. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit (noisily). | |
| Definitions include: the person is going to be in trouble. | |
| Definitions include: crazy. | |
| Definitions include: fat. | |
| Definitions include: able to handle or tolerate. | |
| Definitions include: to perform varicose vein surgery. | |
Other terms relating to 'go': | |
| Definitions include: completely ready. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "best friends forever who eat out and go shopping a lot". | |
| Definitions include: used to tell someone to stop messing with people. | |
| Definitions include: excited and ready to start. | |
| Definitions include: from the beginning. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "got to go". | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "goes away from keyboard". | |
| Definitions include: "goes in to". | |
| Definitions include: the beginning. | |
| Definitions include: to get a person excited. | |
| Definitions include: to move one's legs. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "go fuck yourself". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "go fuck yourself". | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "go fuck yourself." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "good game." | |
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