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armed to the teeth

' To be thoroughly equipped with weapons. ' -- Wiktionary.

To visualize this, just imagine a boarding party of pirates leaping onto the deck of the merchant ship they mean to plunder, each pirate with a dirk clenched firmly between his teeth, each armed with a cutlass and a brace or two of flintlock pistols. (The real-life pirate Blackbeard further jazzed things up by twisting the ends of his bushy black beard into tendrils, which he then dipped into hot tallow. And just before he leaped from his ship onto the hapless merchantman, he would set his improvised candles on fire. The ignited candles transmogrified his face into the terrifying nightmare spectacle of the arch-demon escaped from Hell).
EXAMPLE:

' She was already dressed for the party at the Country Club, already dominating a distinguished company she had yet to join.

' As she handed Paul his cocktail, he felt somehow inadequate, bumbling, in the presence of her beautiful assurance . . .

' The expression "armed to the teeth" occurred to Paul as he looked at her over his glass. With an austere dark gown that left her tanned shoulders and throat bare, a single bit of jewelry on her finger, and very light make-up, Anita had successfully combined the weapons of sex, taste, and an aura of masculine competence.

' She quieted, and turned away under his stare. Inadvertently, he'd gained the upper hand. He had somehow communicated the thought that had bobbed up in his thoughts unexpectedly: that her strength and poise were no more than a mirror image of his own importance, an image of the power and self-satisfaction the manager of the Illium Works could have, if he wanted it. In a fleeting second she became a helpless, bluffing little girl in his thoughts, and he was able to feel real tenderness toward her. '

-- From Kurt Vonnegut's 1952 novel "Player Piano" -- Chapter IV (page 35).
by Dinkum August 26, 2013
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teenstache

A portmanteau describing a teenager's moustache that ranges from faint to very noticeable, but never thick enough to look even remotely good. It remains until the person shaves for the first time.
That guy has such a teenstache, I wish he'd buy a razor.
by D_C_ August 28, 2006
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metal pussy teeth

a generic term for any fears that humans may have regarding sex with robots

because robots are really genderless machines, the phobic term "metal pussy teeth" applies to potential harm from any sexbot, male or female or other
"I'd only hit that Terminator chick if I could check her coochie for metal pussy teeth. Every time."

On a humorous side note, the urban myth became such a big concern that the Koreans started printing "No Metal Pussy Teeth" on the outside box of every LG-12 Sexbot, and on all their promotional literature.
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Teesta

Teesta is probably the sweetest girl out there. She's the girl who will pause her Netflix/YouTube video to text you back. Don't betray her she will kill you. Guys if you get a teesta out there that you like got ask her out cause she probably likes you back.
Omg Teesta is so sweet!!
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fist related teeth disorder

A phrase coined by the character Lister on the British TV show "Red Dwarf". Used as a threat.
I didn't get a chance to tell you earlier, but earlier today I discovered Mr. Rimmer is suffering from a stress related nervous disorder.

When I get done with him, he's gonna be suffering from a fist related teeth disorder!
by Alex Stockwell April 17, 2009
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dita von teese

A pin up hottie with smooth milky white skin, raven black hair and cherry red lips... plus she has a kick ass retro style similar to Bettie Page's.
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Busted Tees

Some company that uses shallow soft-porn marketing in advertisements on urban dictionary to sell t-shirts.
"Fucking Busted Tees advertising all over urban dictionary!"
by tea chest February 16, 2006
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