Definition of long and short of, the
long and short of, the
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- a summary.
Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'and': | |
| Definitions include: Assault and Battery | |
| Definitions include: Rain. | |
| Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''. | |
| Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action. | |
| Definitions include: clumsy. | |
| Definitions include: better than all that. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: Without substance, All talk and no action | |
| Definitions include: a lot of money. | |
| Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket | |
| Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. | |
| Definitions include: et cetera. | |
| Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. | |
| Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned. | |
| Definitions include: interjection of agreement. | |
Other terms relating to 'long': | |
| Definitions include: an unlikely occurrence. | |
| Definitions include: soon. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "long-distance relationship". | |
| Definitions include: When a bitch booty crack real real low. | |
| Definitions include: a con that takes a long time. | |
| Definitions include: a person with a long penis. | |
| Definitions include: a hippie. | |
| Definitions include: old. | |
| Definitions include: the future. | |
| Definitions include: adjective. | |
| Definitions include: a greeting. | |
| Definitions include: long story short. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "long-term relationship." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "timeline". | |
| Definitions include: See tl;dr. | |
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Other terms relating to 'of': | |
| Definitions include: a worthless person. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: A good estimate, term of agreement | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: "not all there". | |
| Definitions include: skittish. | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: many. | |
| Definitions include: better than all that. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: something or someone cherished above all others. | |
| Definitions include: A fictional location used to denote a place that is very remote. | |
| Definitions include: very early in the day. | |
| Definitions include: some location extremely far away. | |
Other terms relating to 'short': | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: "not all there". | |
| Definitions include: A phrase used to describe a person of lower than average intelligence. | |
| Definitions include: see short fuse. | |
| Definitions include: Under-supplied, not enough; firefighter slang derived from not laying out enough fire hose to reach a fire. | |
| Definitions include: long story short. | |
| Definitions include: crazy. | |
| Definitions include: Generally used when telling someone they are really stupid. | |
| Definitions include: In a lot of towns, the special-ed kids would ride a half-sized bus to school, field trips, etc. | |
| Definitions include: out of luck; "in the doghouse". | |
| Definitions include: pubic hair, usually male. | |
| Definitions include: brief and to the point. | |
| Definitions include: A mentally or physically challenged person, usually a school-age person. | |
| Definitions include: "Short bus" refers to a handicapped school bus. | |
| Definitions include: to cheat or swindle. | |
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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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