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sure as a pickle 

Being 'sure as a pickle' means not being very sure at all. Using this phrase often gives a sense of false hope, as it sounds like an optimistic phrase while actually being quite pessimistic.

Pickles are very unsure organisms, as shown by their common trait of rolling around on tables. This behavior is caused by the existence of their many bumps, which bother them to no extent. They feel bad for each and every one of these bumps, which they must lie on and crush, no matter which way they roll. Thus, they must keep moving.

Nothing is ever less sure than a pickle.
Person 1: So, is our plan still on for tonight?
Person 2: Um, probably.
Person 1: You sure?
Person 2: I'm as sure as a pickle!
The next day...
Person 1: You didn't show up! What happened?
Person 2: I told you, I was as sure as a pickle, which is really not very sure at all.
Related Words

Mexican Fruit Picker 

Where you eat out a girl and you get a piece of pubic hair in your teeth and you have to pick it out.
I had to do a mexican fruit picker last night, that girl was so hairy.

sea pickle 

A human turd floating freely in any body of water. More specifically, the ocean.
While catching some waves, I made contact with a sea pickle
sea pickle by Nick T. April 23, 2006
a. Pickled cucumbers

b. To be in a pickle: to be in a difficult situation

c. If your name is Pickles, you can be in a pickle, or you can be a pickle after doing cute and funny actions.
a. Pull the pickle out of the jar and eat it!

b. Man, he is going to be in a pickle if his parents come home a day early!

c. My kitten just did 3 sumersaults in a row then ran into the wall; she's such a pickle.
Pickle by Junglebabe69 May 9, 2009

pickle sniffer 

a man who actively looks for men to pick up.
This pickle sniffer wouldn't stop staring at my boyfriend.
pickle sniffer by dee October 1, 2004

picking the plaque 

When picking, or scratching, the plaque off of one's teeth to clean one's teeth of bacteria. This is usually done when one feels bumpy stuff on his/her teeth which is plaque or when one cannot brush one's teeth properly.

There are a few ways to do it:

1. Going to the dentist every 6 months.
2. Using one's nail to scratch one's teeth and putting the plaque onto a tissue daily or after every meal.
3. Using a sharp object of some sort to scratch one's teeth and putting the plaque onto a tissue daily or after every meal.
4. Any other way one would like.
One : Hey your teeth have gotten whiter, lately.
Two : Yeah! I've been picking the plaque everyday!
One : Wow! That's nice. My dentist doesn't even do that for me because he's so cheap.
Two : It's a lot better doing it yourself because it's more reliable and it's a free daily ticket to white teeth!
picking the plaque by Choysen July 25, 2010