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Reach for the Straws

A fallacy in which an individual in an argument makes a wild accusation based on little, often irrelevant evidence in a moment of panic.

Derived from the term ‘Reach’ and phrase ‘Grasping At Straws’, as well as being a play on the phrase ‘Reach for the Stars’
“After her position was proved untenable, Olive began to reach for the straws in order to discredit her opponent.”
by loverama99 January 30, 2024
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Reverse Reach-Around

When one tickles the butthole from the front.
Did you hear Ryan gave heather a reverse reach-around for her 28th birthday!
by Mercuri Escott December 28, 2024
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The Boebert reach across

When your drunk date gives you a hand job in the theater.

Alternatively; when, in a bipartisan manner, a politician attempts to Garner support from an opposing political party for the sake of compromise.
While at the theater my drunk and stoned date reached over and gave me the Boebert reach across!!

Alt; In order to win enough votes for passing a bill, the Republican politician attempted to "reach across the aisle" to gain support from her democratic rival
by Scartissue01 February 13, 2024
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Irish reach-around

The obligatory act of trading drinks at a bar based on a feeling of obligation when one party shows the generous act of buying the first drink.
Austin: "Get Eddie and me a beer."
Eddie: "Lemme get Austin and me a beer back."
Bartender: "ah. . . The old Irish reach-around."
by nacko420 October 20, 2017
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redneck reach around

When you give your partner a reach around, and your partner is a relative
My cousin was getting bored in bed, so I gave him a redneck reach around
by archangel92 November 5, 2014
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Reaches

1. A person who fight for his dreams to reach his goal/object or destination.

2. The process of planning to get to a destination or reach your goal.
E.g Reaches is reaching the destination.

e.g I'm going to reaches my goals and dreams.
by LONNER@88 December 15, 2020
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mobile reach

this word is used for people with trash internet reaching from a mile away this word was used in juke - football fusion streams alot and now has envolved into the world used mobile reach now and mobile has 60 fps why pc players get more so mobile its alot more laggier
bro he takled me in football fusion he got mobile reach
bro i went through him i got mobile reach
bro fix your wifi you got mobile reach
by jukes231 March 6, 2022
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