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Falcon

noun \ˈfal-kən, ˈfȯl- also ˈfȯ-kən\ Origin: Middle English faucoun, falcon, from Anglo-French faucon, from Late Latin falcon-, falco, probably from Latin falc-, falx-

First Known Use: 13th century

1) any of nearly 60 species of hawks of the family Falconidae (order Falconiformes), diurnal birds of prey characterized by long, pointed wings and swift, powerful flight. The name is applied in a restricted sense, as true falcons, to the genus Falco, which numbers more than 35 species. Falcons occur virtually worldwide. They range in size from about 15 cm (6 inches) long in the falconets (Microhierax) to about 60 cm (24 inches) in the gyrfalcon, an Arctic species.

2) an exemplary student who attends the exemplary Williams Preparatory School which is located in Dallas, Texas.
The Williams Prep Falcons will be soaring like falcons again this year!
by WPSoaringFalcon August 31, 2010
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True Blue Falcon

The term "true blue falcon" is basically used in the military. Mainly when an ally saves another ally.
by Jon Dillinger March 3, 2005
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Falconlover

A large hairy fat person who loves his Ford Falcon so much that he will spend an incredible amount of money sticking Ebay "performance" parts on the car and then sing the theme song to Fast & Furious as he drives it, ripping the E-brake up trying to perform 'drifting' and causing traffic accidents.
Andrew is a flamboyant falconlover. Look at the pink neon lights he's just added to his Falcon.
by Bob440 October 24, 2014
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falcon

Referred to as the stand-in for the word "person". A person can be reffered to as a head or a dome (see both). Falcon has the same context.
Robby - yo head, lets go kill some brewskys at my crib
Me - nah falcon, lets go kill them at my crib
Robby - alright thats straight
by jmg6 May 17, 2007
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falcon

Mis-pronunciation for the word vulcan, particularly common for people with a Belfast accent.
"I was on the Enterprise and this falcon stole my lucky charms"
by Andy Tiger July 20, 2008
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falcon

Slang term for the male genitalia, mainly meaning the "penis". Often used in conversations with women to reduce the use of "dirty" words. Many relations to the bird can be found in the relating termanology used when talking about the penis.
"So, you want to see my falcon's wingspan?"
"I cut the falcon's nest this morning, it's all nice and trimmed up."
"The falcon is very protective of it's eggs."
"I'm going to wait a while before I let her unsheathe my falcon."
by The Loser Jameir May 18, 2005
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Façonym

n. (face'oh'nim)

An acronym written or tattooed somewhere around the facial features, especially the mouth.
Katie: "Did you see Haydn's face?"
Kim: "No, what happened?"
Katie: "He wrote an 'L' on either side of his mouth, so whenever he starts to talk it looks like 'LOL'!"
Kim: "A façonym! LOL!"
by kkthxbye July 16, 2008
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