horseshoes, hand grenades, and nuclear war

Even though you missed it by a tiny amount, you still didn't get there.

A time when there is no positive effect, or will be no positive effects, because of your actions".

With horseshoes, hand grenades, and nuclear war, you can miss your target, or goal, but still have some positive effect.

Luke : "Are you ready to go? We have to get to the airport, NOW!"
Chris :"I'm close"
Luke : "Close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, and nuclear war".

Zach : "I was so close to getting that job"
Matt : "Yeah, but close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, and nuclear war".

by EdwardW266 May 2, 2011

You Can Stop Worrying About Grenades Now

The words of the German Operator Jäger as he places his Active Defense System.

Jäger: YOU CAN STOP WORRYING ABOUT GRENADES NOW!!
Everyone else on defense: Holy shit calm your self Jäger.

by ItzaChaoza June 19, 2018

Playing baseball with an ax and a grenade

A phrase used in reaponse to to someone else’s unnecessarily risky behavior.

Johnny: Did you hear that Bruce is going to be free climbing the Grand Canyon upside down and blindfolded, all the while having a rattlesnake coiled around his penis!?
Gregor: well, he sure is playing baseball with an ax and a grenade.

by The Earl of Sandwiches May 9, 2018

taking a grenade

The act of flirting or having sex with an ugly member of a group so that the way is cleared for your friends to access the more attractive members of the group.

The responsibility of a "wingman".

Ok Joe, you'll be taking a grenade tonight with the crazy one so I can get with Collette.

by Rob Prime June 5, 2014

man grenade bath blaster

When a man lets out a gigantic, colossal fart in the bath tub.

Greg: Did you hear Frank's man grenade bath blaster after he ate all that Chipotle last night? It shook the house, I swear!
Bill: You mean I stayed in the bunker all night, thinking it was an earthquake, for nothin?
Greg: Well, at least you were partially spared from Frank's wrath.

by SparkyMae March 8, 2022

Grenade X Grace

The universal sign of love.

"Oh my god you guys are such love doves, you acting just like Grenade x Grace."

by Ranger man July 8, 2022

Ariana Grenade

Ariana Grenade is a meme, mostly on TikTok because of it's humorous mispronunciation. The original video started in 2013 from an interview with "Sophie Grace" and "Rosie" interviewing the cast of the Nickelodeon series Sam & Cat. Sophie first interviews Ariana Grande but accidentally mispronounces her last name as "Grenade". This spawned a meme on TikTok around 2022-2023 where whenever she says "grenade", the videos cut to a photo of Ariana's face photoshopped onto an actual grenade. Some videos would even have her song, "Just Keep Breathin" in the background.

"And we're interviewing Nickelodeon stars, Ariana Grenade, and Jennette McCurdy."

by Girl YASS September 23, 2025