reading

a limerick city term for talking about someone behind their back

I heard that Susan was reading the arse off you last night

by Sus008 April 16, 2008

Read Some Chaucer

Code phrase for sex, used in front of naïve or unknowing people, especially parents/husbands/children. Used by literature students - other students may use their own terms i.e. French (read some Moliere), psychology (read some Freud), physics (read some Einstein).

Hey mum - don't disturb us for a bit - Helen and I are going to read some Chaucer. Have supper ready in an hour.

by Ben November 23, 2003

Christian Science Reading Room

A bathroom.

Bob spent a good deal of time in the christian science reading room after eating that bad shellfish.

by roqlobstr September 21, 2011

penny-readings

Entertainments consisting of readings, with music, &c. the price of admission being a penny. they commenced in 1859, and were formerly common, but are now less heard of.

Shall we go the the penny-readings today

by Tom Elgie June 18, 2006

Read

(v.) the worst thing that could happen to you on snapchat .

“he left me on read. and never replied...”

by vsco July 3, 2018

Read that bitch

(verb) the new slang for kicking someone's ass. equivalent to "cutting" someone. new term for fight

"Ima tell the whole school you're a slut, watch how fast we read that bitch"

See: Ima Read by ZebraKatz

by readingbitch April 14, 2012

read

something that people don't do enough of these days

By the age of 3 I could read
(no kidding)

by Holmesgurl October 1, 2003