Definition of raw deal

raw deal

• a bad deal.

  Last edited on Sep 14 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

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• Raw deal- an extremely unfair decision, often used in reference to the outcome of a court case.
  
  When she told me how many years the Judge gave her for her charge I said "Man, you got a raw deal!"
  
  Texas, Colorado USA 1990's-current

  Last edited on Sep 09 2018. Submitted by Liz in Texas from Dallas, TX, USA on Sep 09 2018.

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Other terms relating to 'deal':
BFD	Definitions include: acronym of "big fucking deal."
big deal	Definitions include: sarcastic interjection to espouse one's belief that the subject isn't a big deal.
close the deal	Definitions include: to get a woman into the sack after chatting them up in a social setting.
cut a deal	Definitions include: to make a deal.
deal	Definitions include: to sell illegal drugs.
deal breaker	Definitions include: an irreconcilable thing that prevents a plan, situation, arrangement, etc. from working.
dealer	Definitions include: a seller of illegal drugs; "drug dealer".
dealer's choice	Definitions include: "Whatever you want."
fake the deal	Definitions include: put up a front; try and be something that you're not.
full-meal deal	Definitions include: a young man who is long-term relationship material.
good deal	Definitions include: "alright," "that's cool," "I'm fine with that."
NBD	Definitions include: acronym for "no big deal".
no big deal	Definitions include: something that is not a big deal.
one of them deals	Definitions include: an incident that could have be avoided and could be a point of contention but is shrugged off due to the long run.
real deal, the	Definitions include: something legitimate.
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Other terms relating to 'raw':
hit it raw	Definitions include: to have unprotected sex.
in the raw	Definitions include: naked.
raw	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool".
raw dog	Definitions include: to have sex unprotected.
raw shock	Definitions include: "Rorschach" as in "Rorschach inkblot test".
Raw under blown	Definitions include: diarrhea, most often explosive

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