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From Amazing Grace to A Floating Opportunity

An old Southern term an African-American mother uses to describe an long and sometimes well deserved, ass-whooping in order to warn her child, or others who cross her. This African-American saying, used as a motherly warning, first popped up in the 1930 play Mule Bone by Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston.
“You’d better behave, or I’ll knock you from amazing grace to a floating opportunity!”
by ajcub225 June 7, 2019
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flirting with dangerous ground

A person flirts with dangerous ground, when he or she consciously puts him/herself in a dangerous situation.

When your friend holds onto the Rook in the game of Rook, a natural reaction would be to say, "WOAH! You're flirting with dangerous ground here missy!"
"WOAH! You should have played the rook! You're flirting with dangerous ground here missy!"

A friend - "I don't agree with your definition of that idiomatic expression."
Me- "You'd better back off; you're flirting with dangerous ground."
by SittingRooster November 29, 2010
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Floating cheese

A prolonged conversation of no meaning undertaken exclusively by males under the influence of large quantities of alcohol. Nothing of any value is established through such intercourse the purpose of which is purely for the entertainment of those so engaged. Although utterly hilarious to those participating in a floating cheese conversation such talk invariably leaves sober bystanders and all females wholly perplexed.

The term comes from one such meaningless conversation in which the relative bouyancy of cheese was hotly debated for many hours.
The six old friends enjoyed an evening of strong ale and floating cheese.
by Lee Farmie October 6, 2004
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floating currency

A currency whose value is set by the currency markets; money whose exchange rate relative to other currencies is determined mainly or entirely by unrestricted trading in the currency. Most currencies are dirty float|dirty floats, which means that the government issuing them attempts to manage their traded value in some way; or else hard peg|hard pegs, in which the value is tied to something specific.


When a currency is floating, then its value may rise because the county is running a trade surplus, or it is running a capital account surplus. Floating currencies are not fiat money, although they are often confused for each other.
For most of the last half century, most money used around the world has been floating currency.
by abu yahya September 28, 2008
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Mario's floating head

Exactly what it implies: the floating head of mario from the asstastic educational game, Mario Teaches Typing 2. Says many incredible, awesome things as "Imma bet you can't do this! WEEEEEEEE!" "Oh,nice computer you got here! Can I have it" and "Oh boy! Finally imma get to move onthe ground"
Inventor of the epic "Mariocise"
Mario's floating head is awesome. Apparently he wants somethingto drinkie!
by Justin Thorson February 27, 2009
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floating on a cloud of titties

"floating on a cloud of titties" is an expression used to convey a comfortable feeling of utter ecstasy in one's state of being.
Holy shit this X is AWESOME!! I feel like I'm floating on a cloud of titties.
by Cunninglinguist69 September 9, 2008
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Flirting

To be playful, too nice or caring with someone.
Example

Ali' was flirting with that girl all day yesterday
by Unknown user 87 March 17, 2016
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