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To transliterate into Shavian, a rare alphabet used to write the English language.
"Seems like 'Thai,' 'tie' and 'tye' all shave to 𐑑𐑲."
Shave by mrqwerty567 June 7, 2025

shave tail louie 

" Shave tail " was a term originally used in the 19th century among U.S. cavalry regiments. Newly assigned cavalry troopers were given horses with a shaved tail, to let other troopers know that the rider was dangerously inexperienced, and should be given extra room to maneuver during training. " Louie " is a nickname for lieutenant, the lowest ranking, and least experienced, rank among U.S. Marine Corps officers."
In Avatar, "Colonel Quaritch mentions that being on Pandora made him feel "like a shave tail Louie."
shave tail louie by Kiwi.baby April 19, 2018

Shave the Whales 

A phrase coined by Scott Adams and used as a cover of his book.
Dogbert reasons:

Whales are mammals...
All mammals have hair...

Shave the whales
Shave the Whales by Wize.Online August 10, 2008

Shave the pigeon 

Euphemism. Used to describe any activity one may not wish to speak of in polite company. Examples of such activity tend to be related to sexual or toiletry in nature. Can also relate to drug use.
"Yo, Jay! Where're you goin', man?"

"I gotta shave the pigeon."

"Whoa, Jay really loves shavin' that pigeon!"
Shave the pigeon by mikegloady July 25, 2008

Shave around the crank 

(men only) the act of trimming, or completely shaving off, your pubic hair. Thus, shaving around the crank.
Anthony's girlfriend was irate that his pubic hair made him look like a 70's pornstar. So, she asked him to shave around the crank to tidy up his appearance.
Shave around the crank by Sgtbilko January 14, 2009

shave the puppy 

When a woman lets her leg hair grow really long, then shaves in the bathtub. The little hairs stick to the tub, and it looks like a bunch of fur.
Me: Cheryl, did you shave the puppy?
Cheryl: No, I just hadn't shaved my legs in a month.
Me: Well, you could have at least rinsed the tub!
shave the puppy by Puppylove January 8, 2009