Definition of same old song and dance

same old song and dance

noun

• an over-used excuse.

  Last edited on Aug 07 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'and':
AAB	Definitions include: acronym for "assault and battery".
Abel and Cain	Definitions include: "rain".
Adam and Eve	Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''.
all bark and no bite	Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action.
all fingers and thumbs	Definitions include: clumsy.
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
all wind and piss	Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action.
an arm and a leg	Definitions include: a lot of money.
and 1	Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket
and a half	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and all that jazz	Definitions include: et cetera.
and a quarter	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and change	Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned.
and how	Definitions include: interjection of agreement.
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Other terms relating to 'dance':
all-singing all-dancing	Definitions include: full-featured.
dance	Definitions include: to have sex with someone.
dance in the rain	Definitions include: not letting the bad stuff get you down
dance the chocolate cha-cha	Definitions include: anal sex.
dance up on	Definitions include: to dance very close to.
dance with Mary Jane	Definitions include: to consume marijuana.
do the pee-pee dance	Definitions include: The uncomfortable shuffle-and-bob motion people make when they need to use the bathroom very badly, usually in reference to young children.
gandy dancer	Definitions include: a railroad worker who lays track.
mattress dance	Definitions include: to have sex.
no baby dance	Definitions include: the act performed by a woman immediately after sex on her way to the shower to prevent sperm from reaching the egg
(one's) dance card is full	Definitions include: statement used to suggest that the person has more important things to do and will be unable to accept an invitation.
Peruvian dancing dust	Definitions include: cocaine.
slam dance	Definitions include: to "dance" by running into fellow slam dancers.
tap-dance around	Definitions include: to evade a question.
tap dance on a land mine	Definitions include: do something suicidal, also to do something incredibly stupid
Other terms relating to 'old':
big old	Definitions include: big, but not necessarily old.
big ol' vag	Definitions include: a weakling; "wimp".
boof	Definitions include: acronym for "burned out old fart".
chip off the old block	Definitions include: a child who is similar to one or more of its parents.
constipated overweight old lady	Definitions include: backronym for "cool".
DOFH	Definitions include: acronym for "dirty old fucking hippie".
FOP	Definitions include: an elderly person.
f*ck for Ol' Glory	Definitions include: to have sex with someone who has an attractive body but an unattractive face.
get old	Definitions include: to be annoying due to repetition.
give the old college try	Definitions include: to make a strong attempt.
give the old heave ho	Definitions include: to get rid of someone or something.
good ol' boy	Definitions include: see good old boy.
good old boy	Definitions include: a certain type of person living in the rural/southern United States; "hick"; "redneck".
GOP	Definitions include: acronym for "Grand Old Party."
have a big ol' vag	Definitions include: a promiscuous woman.
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Other terms relating to 'same':
be all in the same boat	Definitions include: to be in a bad situation along with others.
go to the same church	Definitions include: to be of the same sexuality.
on the same page	Definitions include: in agreement.
on the same wavelength	Definitions include: thinking alike.
same diff	Definitions include: "same difference", as in: "There is no difference between those."
same difference	Definitions include: same thing; makes no difference.
same old seven and six	Definitions include: "Same old thing".
same same	Definitions include: similar enough to cause problems.
same sh*t, different day	Definitions include: a remark on the repetitive, boring nature of life.
same sh*t, different toilet	Definitions include: a remark on the repetitive, boring nature of life.
samifferent	Definitions include: the same but different.
SOS	Definitions include: acronym for "same old shit."
speak the same language	Definitions include: to have the same beliefs.
SSDD	Definitions include: acronym for "same shit, different day".
S squared, D squared	Definitions include: "SSDD", i.e. same shit, different day.

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