Swing for the fences

Originally a baseball term meaning to try hitting a home run. Now used extensively by for example the commentators in the UFC and other combat sports, referring to fighters striking for each other with reckless abandon, trying to get in a finishing blow.

Also sometimes used in completely unrelated attempts at doing difficult or near-impossible things.

"And Ruth was able to hit more homers than some entire teams because he played the game differently – he swung for the fences at every bat." - DodgerDog

"...Cause they're both a little fired up, and both wanna swing for the fences and make the other one look really, really bad" - Joe Rogan, Commentator, UFC

by araziel November 7, 2007

Swing and a miss

An idiom (related to baseball) that is typically used to describe a joke that was either unfunny, inappropriate or misunderstood
Similar idioms; Tumble weed, Went over my head.

1: I told them the joke about the Catholic priest
2: Ah.. Did it go down well?
1: Nope, swing and a miss.

by Luthurus January 10, 2012

swing youth

A person who is widely considered to be cool or hip. the term swing youth is an equivalent of cool guy which can be perceived as sexist terminology due to guy being the latter word whereas, youth, is genderless.

Person A: What do you think of Person B?
Person C: I think she's a real Swing Youth...

by Jonti Wands January 2, 2008

swing report

n.: a private diary kept by a swinging couple. The diary maintains partner names, dates, and locations as well as brief descriptions of explicit sexual encounters with anonymous partners. The entries may also include "likes" and "dislikes" of certain prospective partners, in order to gain a competitive edge on the group at future swing parties.

"Melanie and I read one of our swing reports from the 2005 fiscal year...and you would not believe how much we spent on anal-related costs and mergers!"

by Dr. Josephus February 28, 2009

food swings

When someone's mood changes in direct relation with being hungry.

Man, Sam is having food swings again. I hate it when he's hangry like that. He should eat something before he hurts someone.

by princesschristy86 June 7, 2010

swing kid

A child that has swingers for parents.

Hey guys craigs a swing kid. His parents totally went to that swingers convention last tuesday.

by chadillacs March 13, 2009

swinging couple

is a couple who loves to swap with others, regardless if they're together or 2600 miles apart! An real OPEN relationship. They really don't mind!

Kevin & April are the greatest swinging couple ever from the south! This is the reason why they got married? : }

by madejus4eachother! July 16, 2011