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shooting the moon

to move out in the middle of the night when you can't pay your rent. Usually items you own, like furniture, are left behind because you're leaving so quickly. Chiefly British, used by George Orwell in 'Down and Out in Paris and London'.
"because we're shooting the moon at 2:30 this morning, we're only taking the smallest, easiest to carry things with us."
by Big Orange August 11, 2007
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Shooting the fade

:Is basically a fist fight commonly used in the area of Bayonne NJ.
Guy A;Yo Marc always trying to shoot the fade with little ass kids.

Guy B;Shooting the fade is in his blood man.
by Gmasterhomeslice April 11, 2011
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crap shoot

crap shoot = college admissions
Admission to the top 10 colleges in the U.S. is a crap shoot no matter how good you are.
by itisi November 13, 2007
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shooting the shit

A hard-line extremist approach to clearing dog shit from the streets involving firing off a six-shooter at random turds, scoring points for every piece of shit shot. Each competitor has 36 bullets and ten minutes.
I was shooting the shit until the cops busted my ass for shooting a dog wile sitting and its' enraged owner. I'm getting 20 to life.
by Kung-Fu Jesus May 29, 2004
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shoot blanks

To be impotent and not able to impregnate a female. Only a male can "shoot blanks".
Aaliyah: "Wait...we shout use some protection."
R. Kelly (in his mind): "Damn. I hate when they say that, it's no good with one of those. I'd better think of an excuse. Let's see..."
(out loud) "Uh...I'm shooting blanks so it's OK."
Aaliyah: "All right."
R. Kelly: "Uh...can you put on this schoolgirl outfit and pull your hair back so it looks like you're 12 instead of 15?"
Aaliyah: "OK."

(3 months later)
R. Kelly: "Shit. That didn't work, I knocked her up. Oh well, maybe she'll die in a plane crash or something."
by Nick D July 19, 2004
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Shoot snoot

shoot snoot /SHUTE-snute/, verb
1. To shoot nasal mucus
2. To shave by firing a gun
3. To cut a sunflower down the middle with a machete
4. To turn dark gray.
1. When I shoot snoot, it is always vitreous.
2. I had to shoot snoot this morning.
by Sodium Thallium E! October 16, 2007
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