When your making something official, as in a decision, deal, or romantic partnership.
Friend1: Are you going to finally ask Spencer out tonight?
Friend2: I don't know dude...
Friend1: Just close it, already!
by Jooleee November 1, 2016
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When you come close to something but don't quite get there.

Just short of success

This phrase originated in the 1920's. Fair grounds would give cigars away as prizes. Prizes were more aimed at the adults then vs. children like they are now. The fair workers would shout out "close but no cigar".... The first written documentation of this word appeared in the 1930's and then became a common phrase.
You finish second in a race
A friend asks how you did
You tell them "I finished in second place, close but no cigar"
by BBJ24 June 5, 2015
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An internet phenomenon associated with the '/b/' random section of the 4chan imageboard. The users of this section anonymously logged onto Habbo Hotel, and using avatars of black people clothed in suits, along with a large afro, blockaded the Hotel's pool from entry while shouting 'Pools closed' to users trying to enter.

The phenomenon has since increased in popularity, and the GNAA and myg0t trolling communities have also started to participate in the blockades.
Habbo Hotel User: 'Let me in the pool, you!'
/b/ user: 'Pools closed!'
by Teqonix July 18, 2006
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1.) Figurative: A metaphorical phrase for that which affects a person directly, or is of personal concern to him or her.

2.) Literal: Within close proximity to a person's home or dwelling.
Drunk Driving is a subject that hits close to home with members of MADD.

The bombs hit close to home last night; they were only a few miles away.
by Dispatch Kick Ass July 17, 2004
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Form of Speech: Adjective
A distinction of proximity or relationship status with another departing from casual association to relations of a sexual nature. Often used interchangeably with "friends with benefits", but can be used to imply more intimate consociation.
Mrs. Jeffries: "So, are you and Professor Wilcox just friends or what?
Cassandra: "Well, we are really close, last night we got SEXTRA CLOSE, mhmm teeheehee pfft" * fart sound
by jordan lane August 19, 2009
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Turning on the closed captioning to your porn videos so you can read the moans while you fap yourself to glorious nut after glorious nut. Done when the sound is just not an option.
Since mom was home, I had no choice but to do a little closed faptioning.
by Eaton Holgoode March 22, 2017
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