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Definition of throw somethin' against a wall and see if it sticks

throw against a wall and see if it sticks

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  • An old method of testing spaghetti was to throw a strand against the refrigerator, and if it stuck, it was ready to take out of the boiling water. This metaphor original meant as a test to see if something was done or ready or validated. However, over the years, it has morphed to mean a test to see which solution might work. Instead of "throw it against the wall," one typically hears "throw them against the wall."

    Last edited on Jun 13 2019. Submitted by Anonymous on Jun 13 2019.

verb - transitive

  • to present an idea and test the reaction.
    We're running out of time to achieve profitability. We've come up with a lot of ideas. Now it's time to throw everything against the wall and hope something will stick.

    Last edited on May 06 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'a':

Definitions include: amphetamine.
Definitions include: the best.
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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 'against':

Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
Definitions include: to face difficulties while trying to solve a problem.
Definitions include: to get a person into a disadvantageous position.
Definitions include: to be related (in some way) to.

Other terms relating to 'and':

Definitions include: acronym for "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 'if':

Definitions include: exclamation which connotes a derisive assertion that whatever is being talked about is impossible or very unlikely.
Definitions include: acronym for "don't mind if I do".
Definitions include: "if and only if."
Definitions include: go ahead and do that, even though I don't agree.
Definitions include: acronym for "if I recall correctly."
Definitions include: acronym for "if I understand correctly".
Definitions include: acronym for "It's OK if you're a republican".
Definitions include: a term used when observing something (an object, usually) that is completely objectionable or worthless.
Definitions include: acronym for "if you don't like it, get the fuck out".
Definitions include: acronym for "if you hadn't noticed" or "if you haven't noticed".
Definitions include: acronym for "if you know what I mean and I think you do".
Definitions include: to have awareness of what's going on.

Other terms relating to 'it':

Definitions include: in support of.
Definitions include: a good estimate.
Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I understand it".
Definitions include: to masturbate.
Definitions include: for a male to have sexual intercourse.
Definitions include: to fall and hit the ground.
Definitions include: not showering before bed after working all day.
Definitions include: to display bling-bling.
Definitions include: to completely fail a task.
Definitions include: acronym of "bend over here it comes again."
Definitions include: to vomit.
Definitions include: to move very fast.
Definitions include: to drink heavily.
Definitions include: see about it.
Definitions include: to be in agreement with something or wanting to do something.

Other terms relating to 'see':

Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I can see".
Definitions include: This was a nineteen century saying meaning going to see the world, especially adventures in the West.
Definitions include: to examine.
Definitions include: "I see".
Definitions include: "I see you pee", i.e. "I see you urinate".
Definitions include: a greeting.
Definitions include: A slang way of saying copying, or mimicking. Compare to: Copycat or follower. The homies want to be like me so much they copy everything I say and do, I call that [Monkey see Monkey do].
Definitions include: to date.
Definitions include: to defecate.
Definitions include: to go to the bathroom and urinate.
Definitions include: to urinate.
Definitions include: to understand another person's viewpoint.
Definitions include: sex.
Definitions include: to meet to fight someone; to want to fight someone; to fight; to agree to fight.
Definitions include: to become high.

Other terms relating to 'stick':

Definitions include: unattractive.
Definitions include: censored version of fuckstick.
Definitions include: a shotgun.
Definitions include: cigarette.
Definitions include: general exclamation.
Definitions include: a metaphorical stick one gets hit with to become informed (i.e. to get a clue.)
Definitions include: "Oh crap", that sucks, bummer. (Similar to "shitballs")
Definitions include: a cigarette.
Definitions include: cigarette.
Definitions include: penis.
Definitions include: interjection of disappointment.
Definitions include: a gun.
Definitions include: a cigarette.
Definitions include: a real idiot, a piece of shit of a person.
Definitions include: a derogatory term for an idiot.

Other terms relating to 'throw':

Definitions include: sex with a person with a loose-fitting vagina.
Definitions include: to intentionally lose a competition, usually for money.
Definitions include: to help a person in a small way.
Definitions include: to give someone something unexpected.
Definitions include: to throw a tantrum.
Definitions include: to fuck a woman with a loose vagina.
Definitions include: to introduce a complication.
Definitions include: to urinate.
Definitions include: to introduce a complication.
Definitions include: to "throw elbows", i.e. to fight.
Definitions include: to get in to a fight.
Definitions include: to fight.
Definitions include: to get really drunk, wasted.
Definitions include: insane, eccentric, strange; "weird".
Definitions include: to be confusing to one.

Other terms relating to 'wall':

Definitions include: extreme; "all out".
Definitions include: to face difficulties while trying to solve a problem.
Definitions include: in prison.
Definitions include: the police code of silence about misconduct and perjured testimony by other police, allowing them to follow illegal practices with impunity.
Definitions include: to feel agitated.
Definitions include: to severely aggravate someone.
Definitions include: acronym for "face the wall."
Definitions include: to get a person into a disadvantageous position.
Definitions include: to have one in a position with no remaining options.
Definitions include: a small, often decrepit business.
Definitions include: strange.
Definitions include: to vomit forcefully, usually suddenly, leaving no time to seek a proper container; "projectile vomit".
Definitions include: a metaphorical "wall" that prevents access to content until payment is made.
Definitions include: to waste one's money.
Definitions include: the vagina.

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