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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
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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
mugGet the You Can Stop Worrying About Grenades Nowmug.

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
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Potato Grenade

The lord of all. The savior of our reality. Potato Grenade is all powerful. Potato Grenade is ascension. 35 34 44 11 44 34 22 42 15 33 11 14 15
Man 1: Yo bruv, have ya spread the gospel of Potato Grenade recently?
Man 2: Nah fam, I had a stroke.
Man 1: *pulls out a portcullis* THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR DISOBEDIENCE
Man 2: Ayo fam, I'm ready for death. My defiance earns me death.
by 35 34 44 11 44 34 22 42 15 33 January 20, 2021
mugGet the Potato Grenademug.

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
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Hair Grenade

Unshaven armpit hair on a woman.
Once I saw her hair pants I knew she was smuggling hair grenades under that shirt!
by Tray doggy dogg May 29, 2011
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impact grenade

When you cum as you insert your penis into a girl
Adam” I just impact grenaded rose
by Charleroi trout January 29, 2021
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