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sixpence half a crown

Expression to describe what is occurring at your anus when in a state of extreme concern, panic, worry, or fright.

Derived from two British coins of a bygone era. The sixpence, small in size. The Half Crown, large in size.

British slang.
Bloody hell, Barry, when my main parachute failed to open I was going sixpence half a crown!
by kclunk January 16, 2021
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looking for the sixteenth minute

The situation in which a one-time, flash in the pan celebrity is desperately or pathetically trying to get back into the news and gossip, if only for a moment. Comes from the "fifteen minutes of fame" phrase.
Kato Kaelin is still looking for the sixteenth minute.
by old lang guy January 8, 2009
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sweet sixteen

wayyyyy over rated age that shoulnt even have its own saying
so what ur 16 why do u expect to get a car
by me August 17, 2004
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sweet sixteen

The stage in which a female turns the age of Sixteen.
Alisha just had her sweet sixteenth birthday party
by brian December 30, 2003
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sextension visa

Visa extension to facilitate ongoing doing of the nasty (aka having hot steamy sex).
I can't believe you're leaving tomorrow, we need to get a sextension visa for you so we can do it like rabbits.
by JohnConnor227 June 29, 2009
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drop a sixteen

Record a 16 bar rap verse.
Come by the studio and drop a sixteen.
by Glympse April 28, 2016
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sour sixteen

The term for a non-virgin when she turns sixteen.
"Only good girls have sweet sixteens, you're slut so it's a sour sixteen."
by first last April 30, 2006
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