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The One That Got Away

1. The mate from a past relationship or friendship who, in the present reality, seems the ideal match, if it weren't for some force beyond your control, fate or otherwise, keeping you apart.
2. In virtually any context, someone you meet and share a significant encounter with who holds qualities akin to "the one" but for circumstance sake you are separated from; always after the fact.

3. The person dated casually, but never seriously, who could have been more.
4. In Bro Parlance: The one girl who a guy liked but with whom he never quite connected or "scored".
5. More broadly, any love regret More apt: A One That Got Away.

Origin: Fishing phrase.
1. She hadn't seen James in years. And when she did, she wondered why they had ever broken up. All of a sudden she thought he might be The One That Got Away.
2. They had met on vacation, and he knew it was going be short. But Tom still considered Kayla to be The One That Got Away.
3. He had dated Rose during freshman year of college, but they decided to be friends and they've been close ever since. Every now and then he remembers what it was like to kiss her. Maybe she was The One That Got Away.
4. The girl you go to your 10 year high school reunion for: Maybe I can have that chance I never got with The One That Got Away.
5. Sally always wondered why Jeff had never called; she did have a a great rack, after all. He was just The One That Got Away.
by yozinator April 3, 2011
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its not that serious

when some one makes a big deal about something u dont even care about
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that woman

someone not to have sexual relationships with
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Smoking that pack

You say this to someone u think is on drugs because they keep doing dumb shit that don't make no sense
Baku: tell him to take the mf gluten out the bread
Breadstore manager:I'ma need you to shut that bullshit up chief, we can't take shit out the bread
Baku:why put it in in the first place? I know y'all smoking that pack
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that go

when something looks raw. when something sounds cool. or when someone does somehting tight. you can say it many different ways such as "ay that shit go", "those go" or "that shit goes so hard" whatver floats your boat
"damn bluhd, yo shoes are hella raw..they go!"
when a good song is playiing someone can say,"ahh that go"
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Good Luck With That

Phrase where you don't really care what happens, you're just glad it's not you who has to do the said person's task.
DUDE 1: My Mom wants me to go on a diet where I have to eat only lemons and cabbage and drink only prune juice.
DUDE 2: Good luck with that. (Thinking: Haha! Loser!)
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Something that doesn’t make any sense. Imagine coloring a black piece of construction paper.
Nick:That just doesn’t make any sense Adam.

Adam:I concur with your analysis. That’s like putting make up on a nigger.
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