Definition of shakin' a leg

shake a leg

verb

• to hurry.

                                                                                                                       
  
  Citation from "There's a Lot to Miss About the Jungle", Off The Map (TV), Season 1 Episode 13 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to hurry.

  Last edited on May 02 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'to hurry':
get crack-a-lacking	Definitions include: to hurry.
tear arse	Definitions include: to flatulate; "fart".
break chocks	Definitions include: to leave in a hurry or abruptly.
boogy	Definitions include: to leave.
break camp	Definitions include: to hurry.
smoke	Definitions include: to kill, usually with a firearm.
boogie	Definitions include: to leave.
rattle (one's) dags	Definitions include: to hurry.
make it snappy.	Definitions include: "hurry up."
beat feet	Definitions include: to hurry, hustle, esp. when departing.

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Other terms relating to 'a':
a	Definitions include: amphetamine.
A-1	Definitions include: the best.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
a bit much	Definitions include: excessive.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
a boat	Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat".
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a couple three	Definitions include: an unspecified small number.
act a fool	Definitions include: to play around.
a dime a dozen	Definitions include: very common.
a dog with two d*cks	Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
a dollar three eighty	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
a dollar three eightyfive	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
adopt a tree	Definitions include: to collide with a tree.
a face that only a mother could love	Definitions include: an ugly face.
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Other terms relating to 'leg':
3-legged man	Definitions include: a man with an extremely large penis.
an arm and a leg	Definitions include: a lot of money.
Arm and a Leg	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..
boot-leg	Definitions include: a lower-quality version of something.
bow-legged cha-cha	Definitions include: sex
break a leg	Definitions include: a statement of "Good luck," in situations where wishes of "Good luck" is considered bad luck, such as in theatre.
cost an arm and a leg	Definitions include: to cost a lot.
have legs	Definitions include: to have speed.
have sea legs	Definitions include: to be capable of navigating seas.
hog leg	Definitions include: Term for an unusually large and fat marijuana cigarette.
hollow-legged	Definitions include: Relates to the idea of consuming a large quantity of food or drink From the expression, "to have a hollow leg."
jack-leg	Definitions include: an untalented professional.
leg it	Definitions include: to run.
legless	Definitions include: very drunk.
leg opener	Definitions include: something that leads to a female opening her legs.
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Other terms relating to 'shake':
give a shake	Definitions include: to try something out.
head shake	Definitions include: a sign of disapproval.
mover and shaker	Definitions include: a person with influence.
protein shake	Definitions include: semen.
shake	Definitions include: loose marijuana leaf and stem pieces that settle to the bottom of a bag of marijuana.
shake and bake	Definitions include: an easy-to-make variety of methamphetamine.
shake down	Definitions include: to extort.
shake hands with a legend	Definitions include: to urinate.
shake hands with the vicar	Definitions include: To urinate.
shake hands with the wife's best friend	Definitions include: to urinate (male)
shake out	Definitions include: to turn out; come to be.
shakes, the	Definitions include: delirium tremens (alcohol withdrawal symptoms).
shake the creamer	Definitions include: to masturbate.
shake the dew off (one's) lilly	Definitions include: to shake the drops of urine off one's penis after urination.
shake the dragon	Definitions include: To urinate.
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