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Let the Rough End Drag

A southern term that means "You can't do everything perfectly, focus on the most important things, and put the rest of it out of your mind."

You might say this to someone who is putting too much time or effort into planning unimportant details of something.

One literal interpretation might be: If you imagine that you are moving a board, but cannot lift it off of the ground, then you should carry the side that looks the best and let the rest drag on the ground behind you.

Another variation of this phrase is "Let the Rough Side Drag", which means the same thing.
Joan: I've invited Robert and Kathy to the party, but they don't get along and I don't know what to do.
Sarah: You can't account for everything. Just invite everyone who might want to come, tell them who else you've invited, and "let the rough end drag". They can sort out their own personal relationships; that shouldn't be your problem.
by vmadman June 17, 2022
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The Ballad of Rougewaffles

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If you watched The Ballad of Rougewaffles you would get the reference
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I watched a roughie last night, it inspired me greatly.

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The greatest theme song ever in television history.

Played as a theme for the NBA on NBC coverage from 1990-2002, this theme song was, is and will still be loved and missed by every NBA fans that watched the NBA on NBC.
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Wow, NBA on ABC sucks cock. Look at all the changes they have to go through for their theme song and yet I still fall asleep.
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Alabama Roulette

When ten guys jerk off in a cup of some sort and then they use a funnel to pour the cum inside a girl's vagina(with consent of course). Then after nine months whoever is biologically determinded to be the father is the winner.
Billy was sent to jail for not paying child support after winning a game of Alabama Roulette.
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rouche

cool, sweet, funky, fly

usually used to describe 1) a chill, outgoing, or edgy person or 2) a fresh or novel idea, phrase, outfit, or gadget.
1) OMG he just gave a piggy back ride to that crippled girl so she didn't have to use crutches..he is SO rouche.
2) Our new lunch hangout is so rouche and secluded...we call it the clubhouse
by rockymountainhigh1234 May 23, 2010
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