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Definitions by The Return of Light Joker

give the nod 

I won't give the nod to treating conspiracy theories as facts.
to cheat, deceive (perhaps from the rook, a bird that shares a reputation for stealing with other corvids)
He was ready to rook the old man, but ran when confronted.
The hike in the price of milk was connected with the reported increase in discontent among dairy farmers.

last-ditch 

final and most heroic, desperate, last resort
In a last-ditch effort to end Holder's long-winded rant, I let loose a huge belch.
1. something used to cheat in class

2. a small bell shaped liquor glass
They tried to offer a pony, but I turned it down.

a-bomb juice 

illicit liquor, illegally distilled alcoholic drink
Stay away from the a-bomb juice. You don't know what it has in it.

frog slicing 

the school subject of biology (from the early practice of dissecting frogs as part of the biology curriculum)
Apparently, frog slicing does not use as much math as other sciences.