1) To sell something (usually a stock) that one does not own, with the anticipation that the item's value will decline and they will be able to buy it back at a later date for a lesser price.
2) To deny someone credit that they deserve. This is generally something a person does to him/herself.
2) To deny someone credit that they deserve. This is generally something a person does to him/herself.
1)
I sold your sister short last year for $100, then bought her back this year for a can of Skoal and a junior bacon cheeseburger. Damn that rag has really started to circle the drain.
2)
You: "So you're not going to let me beat it up, are you?"
Girl: "Nope, sorry. Denied! But don't sell yourself short...3 inches isn't really that small. At least you've got my chihuahua beat...I think."
(sell short)
I sold your sister short last year for $100, then bought her back this year for a can of Skoal and a junior bacon cheeseburger. Damn that rag has really started to circle the drain.
2)
You: "So you're not going to let me beat it up, are you?"
Girl: "Nope, sorry. Denied! But don't sell yourself short...3 inches isn't really that small. At least you've got my chihuahua beat...I think."
(sell short)
by Nick D September 8, 2005
Get the sell short mug.She: The boss is incredibly efficient at organizing his time and conserving his energy.
He: Yeah! His secret is that he knows how to kill two seals with one club.
She: What???
He: You know, accomplish two things at once.
She: You're gross!
He: Thank you.
He: Yeah! His secret is that he knows how to kill two seals with one club.
She: What???
He: You know, accomplish two things at once.
She: You're gross!
He: Thank you.
by ring-tailed roarer April 19, 2010
Get the kill two seals with one club mug.Related Words
a professional writer / derived from Game of Thrones term 'sellsword': meaning a swordsperson for hire, or a mercenary
With this century’s escalation in postgraduate degrees, the number of wannabe sellpens has risen exponentially – but the amount of truly original works of fiction, not so much.
by ΔиłĦ☼иצ ߀₡ʞ August 20, 2013
Get the sellpen mug.Guy: Hey boo we going to the show tonight?
Girl: Okay!!!
Guy: What time you want me to come get you?
Girl: I don't know yet, I'll call you when I'm ready.
Guy: Don't be selling dreams, you know I'm trying to get up with you.
*girl never calls and usually turns her phone off*
Girl: Okay!!!
Guy: What time you want me to come get you?
Girl: I don't know yet, I'll call you when I'm ready.
Guy: Don't be selling dreams, you know I'm trying to get up with you.
*girl never calls and usually turns her phone off*
by Geri Young December 29, 2007
Get the Selling dreams mug.Commonly used as the basketball game 2k to "Sell" is to not do good as usual or to throw the game away and do bad.
An example of Sell: Man I played with Shawn and he sold the game when we were up 15-0
I hope I don't sell this game I'm usually pretty good
I hope I don't sell this game I'm usually pretty good
by John Lasso September 22, 2017
Get the Sell mug.Jamaican Origin.
A phrase suggesting that the desired effect of success or approval has been achieved.
A phrase suggesting that the desired effect of success or approval has been achieved.
by SparkyDon November 3, 2007
Get the Sell Off mug.When the band Metallica became less metal. They were influenced by the 90's grunge era and their music lost it's metal edge. Their music became very commercial. Many metal fans abandoned them.
by Rad Nick April 18, 2019
Get the SellouticA mug.