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Heading for the rhubarb

Veering dangerously off course, as in, when ploughing the garden with a horse-drawn one- furrow walking plough, which begins to skid to one side, endangering the rhubarb that grows from bulbs perennially in the grass at the edge of the garden.
“Hold ‘er, Newt; she’s heading for the rhubarb!” (farm implements are always feminine … hmmnnn)
by Jkb05 January 27, 2022
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rhubarb and tonic moment

"Rhubarb and tonic" is what the crowd says on tv during a din in the courtroom when the defendant is proclaimed guilty or innocent because it provides the best sound mix.
Judge: I find the defendant guilty.
Crowd: (general din)

Judge: Order! What are they all saying?
Dick Wolf: Your honor, I believe they are saying "rhubarb and tonic"
Director: Yes, that's what we told them to say. This is what is called a "rhubarb and tonic moment".
by pe.kelly11 November 22, 2009
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rhubarb

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rhubarb.
by rhubarb. February 15, 2022
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Rhubarbing

The act of baking a used tampon into a crumble.
JEEZ Luke, what's for dessert, have you been rhubarbing again?
by Clungefarts December 7, 2022
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Hot Rhubarb

Passing on an STD
Stacy really liked Jason until he gave her the Hot Rhubarb after his hunting trip with Dan.
by Impatientturttle November 15, 2024
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rhubarb hand

Provincial idiom for getting caught red-handed. Guilty of something.
Jimmy Ray insisted that he had nothing to do with the The great pie heist, but we knew he had rhubarb hand all over it.
by etymologingishard July 7, 2022
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Rhubarb Snoo

What is rhubarb snoo-
Just don’t worry about it
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