by T. Polkinghorne April 6, 2009
Get the cash on the barrel mug.1. To get stuck with the very last pick or settle for something of extremely low quality.
2. Having run out of all other good ideas, to settle for an extremely low quality, crappy, or poor idea.
2. Having run out of all other good ideas, to settle for an extremely low quality, crappy, or poor idea.
Did you hear about "The Smurfs"? Hollywood must really be scraping the bottom of the barrel with that movie.
by Aleitheia August 14, 2011
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Manure needs to be shoveled out of the stable every day -- if it's Thursday it's my turn in the barrel.
by Al Berich July 8, 2018
Get the turn in the barrel mug.This refers to an unpleasant experience, often involving physical or verbal assaults from other people. This is often used in the expression "(one's) time in the barrel" or "turn in the barrel", with the implication that other persons have to go through this experience as well, and now it is one's own turn.
This expression has apparently been frequently used by persons in the armed services, for example:
- used of US troops in Viet Nam under a long artillery siege
- used by astronauts to refer to press appearances and conferences, which they disliked
- used by a veteran of the Australian Navy to refer to sexual assaults and harassment of newer recruits
Other uses (including uses in fiction) have included being in jail, being investigated by the police, working the front desk at an FBI office, being subject to academic criticism, facing difficult audiences on the country music circuit, and having one's stolen emails exposed to public view.
The origin of this expression is not clear. A person born in southern Indiana in 1922 reported that when he was a child, a game called "your turn in the barrel" involved one child standing in a barrel while the other children stood in a circle around him attempting to hit him by throwing dirt, fruit, and the like.
There is a "joke" about sailors taking turns in a barrel providing sexual gratification to their entire company, but this may postdate the term.
This expression has apparently been frequently used by persons in the armed services, for example:
- used of US troops in Viet Nam under a long artillery siege
- used by astronauts to refer to press appearances and conferences, which they disliked
- used by a veteran of the Australian Navy to refer to sexual assaults and harassment of newer recruits
Other uses (including uses in fiction) have included being in jail, being investigated by the police, working the front desk at an FBI office, being subject to academic criticism, facing difficult audiences on the country music circuit, and having one's stolen emails exposed to public view.
The origin of this expression is not clear. A person born in southern Indiana in 1922 reported that when he was a child, a game called "your turn in the barrel" involved one child standing in a barrel while the other children stood in a circle around him attempting to hit him by throwing dirt, fruit, and the like.
There is a "joke" about sailors taking turns in a barrel providing sexual gratification to their entire company, but this may postdate the term.
"It was his day. Once a year, every year, it was his turn in the barrel. Like every other agent on the ninth floor of the Dirksen Federal Building, Buck hated complaint duty.." - T. W. Greensmith, "Guardians of the Tomb", 2002
"From an historical perspective, several experts in the game of reading have taken their 'turn in the barrel' , contributing to the think-tank of reading" - Robert L. Pabst, "The Think-Tank of Reading, or Is the Barrel Full?", 1975
"If a bully decides he feels like kicking your ass, you are getting your ass kicked. Sometimes it happens for no reason at all except it's just your turn in the barrel." - Jay Mohr, "No Wonder My Parents Drank: Tales from a Stand-Up Dad", 2010
"From an historical perspective, several experts in the game of reading have taken their 'turn in the barrel' , contributing to the think-tank of reading" - Robert L. Pabst, "The Think-Tank of Reading, or Is the Barrel Full?", 1975
"If a bully decides he feels like kicking your ass, you are getting your ass kicked. Sometimes it happens for no reason at all except it's just your turn in the barrel." - Jay Mohr, "No Wonder My Parents Drank: Tales from a Stand-Up Dad", 2010
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John:I have to crack the barrel!!!!!!!
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by Ninja five October 30, 2009
Get the Crack the barrel mug.To go the extra length or to really milk a situation (see milking) To push something to the limit. Usually the terms is used in times of distress or in times of need.
My local football club just signed a new player, looks like they are really scraping the barrel with the players at the moment.
by Paul3o3 August 5, 2011
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