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Definition of try

try

noun

  • a session of sexual intercourse for casual or lighthearted reasons; sex for fun and enjoyment
                                                 

    Citation from K.T. Oslin, "Younger Men" censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Mar 31 2020. Submitted by Anonymous on Mar 31 2020.

verb

  • to test another's apparent strengths; to determine what kinds and quantities of dominance can be taken from another. This is applied in almost every competitive sphere of life, from social influence to athletic fitness to any specified field of competence.
    Don't try me, motherfucker, or I'll put you in the ground.
    Professor thought he could try me because I wasn't paying attention. But I'm all caught up on recursive looping.
    Try me, if you want to. The results will not be the same.

    Last edited on Feb 20 2018. Submitted by enkephalin07 from New Orleans, LA, USA on Sep 02 2015.

  • to engage in sexual intercourse for casual or lighthearted reasons; sex for fun and enjoyment.

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    Last edited on Feb 20 2018. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 18 2016.

verb - intransitive

  • a word used in an attempt to sound like you are making an effort to accomplish a goal, however succumbing to the fact that it is not likely to be completed because a try is ONLY trumped by doing; otherwise it can be used in the same terminology as fail.

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    Last edited on Feb 20 2018. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 10 2018.

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Other terms relating to 'try':

Definitions include: to be made fun of, usually in order to start a fight, trying the other person seeing if there comeback is as good as your own.
Definitions include: to make a strong attempt.
Definitions include: "nice try."
Definitions include: acronym for "Tried Everything Else, Try Homeopathy".
Definitions include: "try to".
Definitions include: to attempt sexual contact.
Definitions include: "trying to".
Definitions include: contraction of "trying to".
Definitions include: contraction "trying to".
Definitions include: to attempt sexual contact.
Definitions include: to want to.

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