To run the gauntlet is when you take on a very risky task which may result in injury, physical or verbal abuse, ridicule or shame. It can sometimes be played as a dare or challenge especially after consuming a large quantity of alcohol. If all goes wrong the consequences can be quite brutal to either yourself, someone else or a business or organisation i.e loss of a busineses reputation or a significant fall from grace. However, if all goes right then it installs a sense of pride and relief, though regardless of the result it will be a lesson learned and the task will never be repeated.
1) When playing spin the bottle and someone chooses the dare and thay have to run the gauntlet through a busy shopping centre in their birthday suit, without being caught.
2) When a company director has to face the board of shareholders and has to explain why the company is failing and what he/she/they are going to about it:
Colleague: "the shareholders are ready to see you now"
Director: "right! time to run the gauntlet, wish me luck!"
2) When a company director has to face the board of shareholders and has to explain why the company is failing and what he/she/they are going to about it:
Colleague: "the shareholders are ready to see you now"
Director: "right! time to run the gauntlet, wish me luck!"
by Britney Sparkles June 2, 2025
Get the To run the gauntletmug. (Verb) The act of a woman pleasuring herself, while stroking her clitoris with two fingers aggressively until she reaches orgasm.
by Wilma Fingersdo July 13, 2024
Get the Runningmug. by ITroll4Lolz October 23, 2019
Get the Running Silentmug. Pronounced 'roon'. Coined by the French or Swiss or some other fruity sounding Euro Nation, literal meaning to carb load and anchor your arse to the nearest lounge/couch or suitable sloth receptacle. Contrary to popular belief, "running" is not a mode of self transportation similar to that of yogging.
by Ozwald T Justice May 29, 2021
Get the Runmug. Ehen you put your both feet into her vagina and try to run so fast so she will get multiple orgasms.
by FrenziedRun February 4, 2022
Get the Frenzied Runmug. Person 1: Did you hear about the guy who was free running in that cancer research race?
Person 2: Yeah. It's terrible when people don't give back to a cause.
Person 2: Yeah. It's terrible when people don't give back to a cause.
by MinxFan2016 August 1, 2018
Get the Free runningmug. The male pulls his dick out and while his wife or girlfriend sleep he moves his pelvis back as far as he can and then penetrates either the butt hole or vagina
by Im on Instagram June 23, 2016
Get the running dragonmug.