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a stuffy college professor word that describes when you use part of an object to refer to the whole object. If you call you gun a "nine," or refer to a guy who is mean as a "dick," thats synecodche. Like most college professor words, it is originally greek, transferred into Latin and then imported into english.
"Man I can't go out tonight. I got no wheels"
(since he says "wheels" but means "car," this is synecdoche.)
(since he says "wheels" but means "car," this is synecdoche.)
by cosmo July 20, 2004
Get the synecdoche mug.When spooning, the partner on the inside. Generally the man, or taller partner. Used without an article. (ie, "I like being big spoon," not "I like being the big spoon")
see also ladle.
see also ladle.
by Cosmo July 31, 2005
Get the big spoon mug.A condition, similar to blueballs but applicable to women, in which the genital area is flooded with blood for so long without release that it becomes painful. Can be both a noun and a verb, and used literally or figureatively.
"I was totally going to do it with this guy last night, and we were all making out and what not, then he left, and now I've got a nasty case of bluebox."
"Considering the way the White house owns Congress right now, Harriet Miers is gonna feel totally blueboxed if she doesn't get confirmed."
"Considering the way the White house owns Congress right now, Harriet Miers is gonna feel totally blueboxed if she doesn't get confirmed."
by Cosmo October 4, 2005
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Get the Princes mug.Money's most powerful ability is to allow bad people to continue doing bad things at the expense of those who don't have it.
by Cosmo December 24, 2003
Get the money mug.A contest held between two or more competitors in which a set amount of beer is ingested by all competitors at regular intervals, usually one beer/minute. A competitor is declared "out" when he or she vomits. The last competitor to have not vomited is the winner. One-on-one domes are usually announced by chants of "Two men enter, one man leaves."
May also be used to refer to the act of participating in a dome.
May also be used to refer to the act of participating in a dome.
"I won the dome last night by drinking 13 beers in 13 minutes."
or
"Did you see those guys doming last night?"
or
"Did you see those guys doming last night?"
by Cosmo April 20, 2004
Get the dome mug.Inserting a beer or other alcoholic beverage into a glove or similarly innocent object for the purpose of inconspicuous consumption. Frequently used at public activities to dodge open container, public intoxication and underaged drinking laws.
Kevin: Dude, why are you drinking out of that glove?
Chris: So that cop over there doesn't arrest me for an open container violation. It's called gloving.
Chris: So that cop over there doesn't arrest me for an open container violation. It's called gloving.
by cosmo November 3, 2006
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