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Definition of havin' (one's) back
have (one's) back
verb
- to look out for one's interests or well-being.
Nobody has my back.
Citation from "Acid Queen", Reaper (TV), Season 1 Episode 13 (2008) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth", It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV), Season 6 Episode 9 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Takedown", Rookie Blue (TV), Season 1 Episode 13 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Bill And Gary's Excellent Adventure", Alphas (TV), Season 1 Episode 6 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: friend, friends.
- See more words with the same meaning: to help.
Last edited on Feb 22 2013. Submitted by GN from SD and Ae, San Diego, CA 92113, USA on Jan 24 2003.
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Other terms relating to 'friend, friends': | |
| Definitions include: a best friend; "sidekick"; "partner in crime". | |
| Definitions include: spelling and pronunciation variant of partner. | |
| Definitions include: gang member, friend. | |
| Definitions include: cocaine. | |
| Definitions include: a good friend. | |
| Definitions include: Also friends for cut. | |
| Definitions include: best friend. | |
| Definitions include: a friend with whom a scumbag can be himself. | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome". | |
| Definitions include: good friend; "buddy". | |
| Definitions include: best friend. | |
| Definitions include: a girl that a guy thinks very highly of and cares about. | |
| Definitions include: variant of bro. | |
| Definitions include: friend. | |
| Definitions include: a friend who one isn't dating but "bangs" (i.e. has sex with); "friend with benefits". | |
Other terms relating to 'to help': | |
| Definitions include: to work to help a person, cause, etc. | |
| Definitions include: to get someone out of jail by posting bail. | |
| Definitions include: to leave. | |
| Definitions include: to help a person in a small way. | |
| Definitions include: to applaud. | |
| Definitions include: a person who provides illegal drugs. | |
| Definitions include: to contribute to a group cause. | |
| Definitions include: to suffer a task or experience in order to shield other members of some group from the displeasure; "take one for the team". | |
| Definitions include: to do a solid (a favor). | |
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Other terms relating to 'back': | |
| Definitions include: large buttocks. | |
| Definitions include: wild or rough terrain adjacent to a developed area. | |
| Definitions include: done or performed incorrectly, strangely, opposite from the correct way, or clumsily; "backwards". | |
| Definitions include: exclamation useful when the conversation is going off tangent. | |
| Definitions include: and the same to you. | |
| Definitions include: obscure. | |
| Definitions include: obscure. | |
| Definitions include: the anus. | |
| Definitions include: the man who a cheating spouse sees on the side. | |
| Definitions include: horrendous diarrhea. | |
| Definitions include: the anus. | |
| Definitions include: a place that is far away. | |
| Definitions include: at some time before the present. | |
| Definitions include: having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing. | |
| Definitions include: large buttocks. | |
Other terms relating to 'have': | |
| Definitions include: "The answer to your question is obviously 'yes'." | |
| Definitions include: for every bad thing that happens, there's something positive about it. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "good luck, have fun". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "have a great summer". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Have a nice day." | |
| Definitions include: a person who was once famous or successful, but is no longer. | |
| Definitions include: a person who has been a lesbian but now lives a heterosexual lifestyle. | |
| Definitions include: to take advantage of. | |
| Definitions include: to have a ball, e.g. a great time. | |
| Definitions include: to have a a problem or grudge with someone. | |
| Definitions include: to reveal information that one shouldn't. | |
| Definitions include: a promiscuous woman. | |
| Definitions include: to be very skilled in a particular area. | |
| Definitions include: See blast. | |
| Definitions include: to have a grudge to discuss. | |
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