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Grow a Spine

To gain confidence and/or courage.

Reference to the word "spineless" meaning unable to stand up for oneself or lacking in courage.
Person 1: Jane is so spineless. She lets the boss walk all over her.

Person 2: Yeah, Jane needs to grow a spine.
by cookiemunstahh September 15, 2009
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Spinstatz

Spinstatz Spin•stat•z

1.) A digital music promotional that connects artist to djs.

2.) Slang for tracking musical club spins.
I love using the Spinstatz system.
by William Harris of Hloyal October 25, 2019
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Spinter’s third law

Squirting 1-2 spritzes of lube (any flavour or un flavoured) into a zip loc sandwich baggie and using it to jerk off with, simply close the bag and discard it in the trash can when you are finished.
Super horny after seeing your sister mop the floor, do you mind if I go to the shitter and perform Spinter’s third law on myself
by Spinter April 7, 2021
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Spinth

in reference to the orifices of a horse, specifically, a horse hole; not inherently sexual in nature, but commonly used in such capacities
I'm no furry, but if I'm honest I wouldn't say no to a spinth.
by Speent Squingoli April 28, 2020
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spinto

In singing, this refers to a soprano or tenor voice type of a vocal weight between a lyric voice and a dramatic voice, a "light heavyweight" voice.

Lyric voices are light, smooth, sweet, and agile; dramatic voices are heavy, rich, powerful, and full of emotion.
"Spinto" is Italian for "pushed" (this should not imply force) and applied to a tenor or a soprano it means a lyric voice which can be "pushed" to large musical climaxes at moderate intervals. This effect is achieved by a sharp edge in the voice's tone (squillo), which allows it to "cut" through a full orchestra (rather than singing over it like a true dramatic voice).
Since spinto voices bridge lyric and dramatic voices, they are able to play a wide range of roles in opera (but a spinto is not a common voice type).
A spinto tenor or spinto soprano may or may not have a darker color than their lyric counterparts; they often have the color of a baritone/mezzo-soprano and the high tessitura of a tenor/soprano.

Famous operatic spinto sopranos and spinto tenors include Renata Tebaldi, Leontyne Price, Michele Crider, Aprile Millo, Renata Scotto, Mario Lanza, Mario Frangoulis, Carlo Bergonzi, Placido Domingo, and Franco Corelli.

Pop singers who could qualify include Kelly Clarkson, Michelle Branch, Rachelle Lampa, Diana DeGarmo, Adam Lambert, Adam Pascal, Clay Aiken, Freddy Mercury, Steven Tyler, and Michael Jackson.
by Lorelili July 7, 2011
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Swinette

To pull a pig's hair tauntly across its own ass, proceding to then pluck the hair with your teeth. Thus making outstanding backwoods music!
My friend James played the Swinette like a mad man last night, while Ron and Roy danced around the fire all night.
by Bill P. August 29, 2006
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Spinel

spinel is a villain but shes abandoned by pink diamond and pink diamond said in the garden stand here while i get back and spinel stand there for 6 thousand years until she saw the message from steven
yup spinel is a abandoned gem
by ~+[(#_^ September 7, 2019
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