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hang out a shingle

Verb phrase. To start a business.

This refers to old shops or guilds in the 1800's and before, where their business name was carved on a piece of wood called a shingle, which they would hang out over their front door for pedestrians to see.
"Your sister graduated Law School last week? When will she hang out a shingle?"
by anonymous June 15, 2021
mugGet the hang out a shinglemug.

Grease Shingle

The shit smear left on the back of the toilet seat. Commonly caused by explosive diarrhea or incorrectly positioning your asshole.
"At last year's company holiday party I got so drunk I accidentally left a grease shingle."

"I took this girl home from the bar last night, when I woke up she was gone...but the skank left me a grease shingle as a parting gift." #greaseshingle

"Donald Trump's hair looks like a grease shingle."

"Yo bro, quit being such a grease shingle."
by M&TfromtheDeli June 28, 2016
mugGet the Grease Shinglemug.

Grease Shingle

The shit smear left on the back of the toilet seat. Commonly caused by explosive diarrhea or incorrectly positioning your asshole.
"At last year's company holiday party I got so drunk I accidentally left a grease shingle."

"I took this girl home from the bar last night, when I woke up she was gone...but the skank left me a grease shingle as a parting gift." #greaseshingle

"Donald Trump's hair looks like a grease shingle."

"Yo bro, quit being such a grease shingle."
by M&TfromtheDeli June 28, 2016
mugGet the Grease Shinglemug.

Shingled

When you give your friends a sizable amount of money to put a new roof on their house as an act of generosity and kindness because you felt sorry for them only to find out later that they blocked you on social media for no good reason whatsoever.
I gave my gave my once good friends a lot of dough for a roof and the thanks I received was they shingled me in return, blocking me on social media and ignoring me from that point on.
by moozto March 9, 2022
mugGet the Shingledmug.

Grease Shingle

The shit smear left on the back of the toilet seat. Commonly caused by explosive diarrhea or incorrectly positioning your asshole.
"At last year's company holiday party I got so drunk I accidentally left a grease shingle."

"I took this girl home from the bar last night, when I woke up she was gone...but the skank left me a grease shingle as a parting gift." #greaseshingle

"Donald Trump's hair looks like a grease shingle."

"Yo bro, quit being such a grease shingle."
by M&TfromtheDeli June 28, 2016
mugGet the Grease Shinglemug.

SHINGLING

The act of climaxing on a roof by yourself...
If you need to find me I'll be shingling on my house...
by RoofShingling November 11, 2022
mugGet the SHINGLINGmug.

Grease Shingle

The shit smear left on the back of the toilet seat. Commonly caused by explosive diarrhea or incorrectly positioning your asshole.
"At last year's company holiday party I got so drunk I accidentally left a grease shingle."

"I took this girl home from the bar last night, when I woke up she was gone...but the skank left me a grease shingle as a parting gift." #greaseshingle

"Donald Trump's hair looks like a grease shingle."

"Yo bro, quit being such a grease shingle."
by M&TfromtheDeli June 28, 2016
mugGet the Grease Shinglemug.

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