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Definition of leg up

leg up

noun

  • an advantage or head start.
                                                                                                                                         

    Citation from "Church boasts career advice success", Darrell Smith, The Sacramento Bee, 12 August 2013 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Oct 02 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 02 2013.

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Other terms relating to 'leg':

Definitions include: a man with an extremely large penis.
Definitions include: a lot of money.
Definitions include: A slang way of saying too much money. Compare to: expensive, High Priced or costly. It's going to cost me an [Arm and a Leg] to buy that Bentley my girl wants. I guess she wont be getting it..
Definitions include: a lower-quality version of something.
Definitions include: sex
Definitions include: a statement of "Good luck," in situations where wishes of "Good luck" is considered bad luck, such as in theatre.
Definitions include: to cost a lot.
Definitions include: to have speed.
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Definitions include: Term for an unusually large and fat marijuana cigarette.
Definitions include: Relates to the idea of consuming a large quantity of food or drink From the expression, "to have a hollow leg."
Definitions include: an untalented professional.
Definitions include: to run.
Definitions include: very drunk.
Definitions include: something that leads to a female opening her legs.

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Definitions include: a warning that one or more law enforcement officers are near.
Definitions include: a secret advantage.
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Definitions include: to contribute one's share.
Definitions include: to mess up.
Definitions include: 1. To be highly intoxicated on drugs and/or alcohol
Definitions include: to make something like ass.
Definitions include: strange, stupid; "weird".
Definitions include: stupid.
Definitions include: strange / stupid.

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