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Definition of to make heads or tails out of

make heads or tails out of

verb

  • to figure out. Usually used in the negative.
                                                                                                                                                                      

    Citation from "What About Blob?", Reaper (TV, 2007), Season 1 Episode 5 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Aug 18 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 20 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'head':

Definitions include: an LSD user.
Definitions include: an unintelligent person; "dimwit".
Definitions include: In the RN/RM, 'Baby's Head' refers to tinned steak and kidney pudding which was in ration packs until the change to dehydrated rations.
Definitions include: a penis.
Definitions include: to face difficulties while trying to solve a problem.
Definitions include: messy hair from sleeping.
Definitions include: conceit.
Definitions include: A totally stupid or useless person
Definitions include: to reprimand.
Definitions include: a female that performs fellatio frequently, or performs it well.
Definitions include: to perform fellatio.
Definitions include: someone who is dense, thick in the head, or just plain stupid.
Definitions include: "air head" someone who is not thinking straight.
Definitions include: a truncated sentence "But-her-head" used to describe someone who's face is ugly
Definitions include: Someone who isn't that smart or isn't nice.

Other terms relating to 'make':

Definitions include: a penis.
Definitions include: buttocks.
Definitions include: general insulting retort to a female.
Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
Definitions include: rushing leads to mistakes.
Definitions include: "kiss and make up".
Definitions include: sex.
Definitions include: to identify or recognize.
Definitions include: to make a 180.
Definitions include: to embarrass one's self.
Definitions include: to fart loudly.
Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
Definitions include: to make progress towards.
Definitions include: to defecate.
Definitions include: see airtight.

Other terms relating to 'of':

Definitions include: a worthless person.
Definitions include: sexual activity.
Definitions include: a good estimate.
Definitions include: a little crazy
Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence.
Definitions include: "not all there".
Definitions include: skittish.
Definitions include: an amount of violence.
Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
Definitions include: an impressive.
Definitions include: an impressive.
Definitions include: many.
Definitions include: an emphatic "yes".
Definitions include: better than all that.
Definitions include: the best.

Other terms relating to 'or':

Definitions include: Can be said when impatiently waiting for someone to follow you. Double meaning of coming and orgasm.
Definitions include: Derbyshire children's name for a horse
Definitions include: Cheese is also a type of weed, if someone says that they are 'cheesing' it would mean that they are getting high, or stoned.
Definitions include: no matter what.
Definitions include: The theme of American freedom. Nobody rides free.
Definitions include: get over it (deal with something) or leave
Definitions include: governed by chance.
Definitions include: to have awareness of what's going on.
Definitions include: In the same tradition as calling shotgun, these two terms refer to the back seats on the left and right side of the vehicle.
Definitions include: acronym for "or best offer."
Definitions include: said after one makes a suggestion and no one responds.
Definitions include: a solicitation of agreement.
Definitions include: in response to a claim of an unlikely event occurring, a statement that "pics" (pictures) must be provided or the claimer is a liar.
Definitions include: "Provide proof or STFU", i.e. "Provide proof or shut the fuck up", i.e. "Provide proof or stop talking."
Definitions include: stop talking and act.

Other terms relating to 'out':

Definitions include: the feeling when you defecate huge and your anus is stretched.
Definitions include: fatigued after amphetamine use.
Definitions include: very; really; extremely.
Definitions include: to ask a person on a date.
Definitions include: in an irreparably bad situation; "out of luck"; "screwed".
Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
Definitions include: to get someone out of jail by posting bail.
Definitions include: to tell on someone; "snitch".
Definitions include: a session of getting baked (i.e. high from marijuana.)
Definitions include: to leave.
Definitions include: See also balls to the wall.
Definitions include: to hit or cause bodily injury.
Definitions include: to study to excess or to be over-competitive in school-work.
Definitions include: to beat severely.
Definitions include: to beat severely.

Other terms relating to 'tail':

Definitions include: to be able to perform fellatio well.
Definitions include: to be able to perform fellatio well.
Definitions include: to be unsuccessful.
Definitions include: to look for tail (women).
Definitions include: to imitate competitors.
Definitions include: to need to defecate badly.
Definitions include: vulgar term for a woman.
Definitions include: attractive females.
Definitions include: tail from the crypt
Definitions include: a man who engages in anal sex with other men.
Definitions include: fairly common misspelling of tattle tale.
Definitions include: the visible top of a thong when being worn underneath clothing.

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