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Words don't win a horse race

This is an old New England saying, specifically originating during the heyday of Rockingham Park Racetrack in Salem, New Hampshire. You might say this when someone is all talk and no action or saying something they can't back up.
Asenath: I can cross-stitch so much better than you!
Ivory (who is a sought-after bride because of her cross-stitch skills): Words don't win a horse race.
by Herodotus Greenleaf October 12, 2020
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race horse

Stanley has to pee like a race horse.
by sudinam September 25, 2014
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Raceless

Raceless is when individuals choose not to identify with any race because race in itself is a social construct that Caucasians created in order to maintain their superiority and look down upon people of other backgrounds and maintain white supremacy and hatred.
I'm raceless which is equivalent to Araciality, therefore I don't identify with any race which includes monoracial, Biracial, Triracial, Multiracial. Etc

I chose to identify with culture instead of race, it makes much more sense and now people can identify with culture and use terms like Bicultural, Multicultural, Tricultural, GriffeCultural, Quadcultural, Octocultural and Monocultural.
by Spokentruth December 15, 2019
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Boat Race

In a sporting event, the team getting out to an early lead and coasting home.
The Detroit Lions will get boat raced this weekend.
by T-JAM March 30, 2009
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race scale

the scale of race definition, starting at the lowest end of the scale with a lightly shaded ken (0.1 - 3.0), the on to the mid range darkie being a kennith (3.1 - 7.0) and up to the higher end of the scale being a kenwyn (7.1 - 10), the blackest of the black
look dave, a theres a 9.5 on the race scale, its a proper shadow from gladiators
by Mr barton fishblower May 24, 2008
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racetruck

(v.) to reflect a statement directed toward you back upon the speaker.
"I teabagged your mom."

"Racetruck!"
by wiipitsmashs February 2, 2009
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rack race

A race between two teams of equal size (or predetermined skill level) to see who can complete a thirty-rack of beer the fastest. Usually teams are of 3 or 4 players, but in a girls versus guys game the females usually receive a handicap.
"Yo man we killed you in the rack race!"

"That's only because Mohawk drank half of the beers!"
by popacapinsancho October 8, 2009
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