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Definition of like shit through a tin horn

like shit through a tin horn

adverb

  • quickly.
    Traffic today is moving like shit through a tin horn.
                                                                                                                                                                        

    Citation from Attributed to General George S. Patton Jr. censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Feb 26 2018. Submitted by Mick from New York, NY, USA on Feb 14 2003.

  • a phrase to indicate something happens.
    It came pouring out as if an enema had been administered: like shit through a tin horn.

    Last edited on Feb 26 2018. Submitted by Brusseau on Sep 28 2017.

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Other terms relating to 'fast, quick, quickly':

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Definitions include: fast.
Definitions include: to be strongly in agreement.
Definitions include: extremely fast.
Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome".
Definitions include: to move quickly.
Definitions include: acronym for "as soon as possible".
Definitions include: to move very fast.
Definitions include: to make a process happen more quickly, often by skipping steps.
Definitions include: quickly.
Definitions include: quickly.
Definitions include: a brief amount of time.

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Other terms relating to 'a':

Definitions include: amphetamine.
Definitions include: the best.
Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: excessive.
Definitions include: sexual activity.
Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat".
Definitions include: a little crazy
Definitions include: an unspecified small number.
Definitions include: to play around.
Definitions include: very common.
Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
Definitions include: a non-specified price.
Definitions include: a non-specified price.
Definitions include: to collide with a tree.
Definitions include: an ugly face.

Other terms relating to 'horn':

Definitions include: to be aggressive in communicating one's own achievements.
Definitions include: to mistreat.
Definitions include: phone.
Definitions include: sexual arousal.
Definitions include: to praise oneself.
Definitions include: to praise one's self.

Other terms relating to 'like':

Definitions include: to act superior.
Definitions include: See act like (one's) shit doesn't stink.
Definitions include: to say, in reported speech or conversation.
Definitions include: to be present in large numbers.
Definitions include: to bleed profusely.
Definitions include: to have many children.
Definitions include: of a woman, to be well-endowed.
Definitions include: large, muscular, and strongly built.
Definitions include: to have a large penis
Definitions include: acronym for "dad I'd like to fuck".
Definitions include: acronym for "do I look like I give a shit."
Definitions include: to treat a person poorly, especially when there are witness(ed).
Definitions include: to drink alcohol to excess.
Definitions include: to die with others in a large group, usually within a short span of time.
Definitions include: This phrase means to stop something fully and finally.

Other terms relating to 'shit':

Definitions include: to act superior.
Definitions include: See act like (one's) shit doesn't stink.
Definitions include: used to emphasize the preceding statement.
Definitions include: crazy.
Definitions include: "very".
Definitions include: offensive shade of yellow
Definitions include: a despicable person.
Definitions include: very crazy.
Definitions include: to beat severely.
Definitions include: to beat severely.
Definitions include: foul-smelling loose stools experienced the day after heavy drinking.
Definitions include: to be present in large numbers.
Definitions include: extremely bored.
Definitions include: to make a person extremely bored.
Definitions include: a large muscular person.

Other terms relating to 'through':

Definitions include: to use up.
Definitions include: having great oral sex skills.
Definitions include: to tarnish a person's reputation.
Definitions include: extremely fast.
Definitions include: to accidentally defecate.
Definitions include: to understand.
Definitions include: to go through a rough patch, i.e. a difficult time.
Definitions include: to suffer a great ordeal.
Definitions include: to do something out of obligation rather than desire, without devoting any significant effort.
Definitions include: to become very high.
Definitions include: acronym for "heard through".
Definitions include: to perform unnecessary tasks to get a goal accomplished.
Definitions include: used to express the amount of effort required to accomplish a task that needs to be completed ahead of schedule.
Definitions include: to tell a big lie.
Definitions include: quickly.

Other terms relating to 'tin':

Definitions include: to work as advertised.
Definitions include: badge carried by law enforcement officials.
Definitions include: rhyming slang for "kid".
Definitions include: the police.
Definitions include: rhyming slang for mate.
Definitions include: as advertised.

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