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trade dogs

There are two distinct definitions, or methods of trading dogs.

The adjective "trade dogs" comes from the early to mid high school years, where young children used code to define when they would like to swing their fists. It was often used as a threat to extort lunch money or prey on poor defenseless nerds, while slamming them upon the hard metal surface of a locker.

At this point in time, this term is used as a greeting, completely meaningless inside joke or meme between friends. In this respect, to trade dogs can mean anything from joining a raiding party in World of Warcraft, to hanging out and smoking weed. It is absolutely imperative to use CAPS when trading dogs in this manner.
Example 1
Bully: Hey punk.. wanna trade dogs?
Nerd: HAHAH what?
Bully: *swings at nerd*

Example 2
Tornizzle: YO MANG WANNA TRADE DOGZZZ?
Dwingo: YA WHAT YOU GOT
Tornizzle: I GOT A GOLDEN RETRIEVER
Dwingo: Okay um, where are we raiding dude?
by Tornizzle December 7, 2007
mugGet the trade dogsmug.

Trading Up

In a sports stadium, 'trading' your crappy box seats for something a little closer to the action. Meaning, if there's nobody to trade the seat, why not just take it yourself?

Generally easy to do if a crappy team plays there because of the number of empty seats. It gets more difficult the better your team is, since the stadium will be close to sold out.

Sometimes involves dodging the wrath of particularly stern ushers. Also, if someone shows up with a ticket for your new seat, it's best to move.
There was nobody at list night's Tigers game, so I decided to do a little trading up. I left my crappy nosebleed section seat for a spot up close to the action.
by Jojo Baroo May 29, 2010
mugGet the Trading Upmug.

Tactical trade

Similar to a normal trade, except nothing is given in return, basically stealing
I got this new Xbox game from a tactical trade at my local Gamestop.
by SigurJ January 31, 2009
mugGet the Tactical trademug.

touch trade

The process of trading assets, with the intention to trade them back in the future. Most commonly used in Pokémon to help complete a Pokédex.
"The only Pokémon I am missing in my Pokédex is Pikachu."
"I only have one Pikachu but I want to keep it. To help you out, we can touch trade."
by brycekrispies01 January 22, 2023
mugGet the touch trademug.

Hobo-Trade

When a person (usually without income) trades an item of theirs for a different item that belongs to another person (regardless of whether they are there, or not, to agree with the trade.) It is not outright theft; rather an exchange of items, even if not verbally agreed to.
"I Hobo-Traded my backpack for his blanket while he was gone all week."
by Polly Histor December 14, 2021
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nelson trade

(n.)
In fantasy football, when a player proposes a trade that insults another's intelligence, such as proposing Ben Tate when Foster is about to return or Dwayne Bowe when Cassel gets injured.
(ex.)
That guy with a micropenis just offered me a nelson trade.

See also: insult, holocaust, Coach Sandusky, UCLA.
by Shrimp Etouffee November 15, 2011
mugGet the nelson trademug.

Hippie trade

The act of two people "trading" a drug for a drug, i.e. the bong for the booze, whilst hanging out together.
In the parking lot of a rest stop where Cory and Sara planned to stay for the evening, Sara exhaled from the joint she was smoking and shifted her attention to Cory and his bottle of Fireball whisky; "hippie trade?" she asked.
by Bigmanwalking June 16, 2016
mugGet the Hippie trademug.

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