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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).
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' 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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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.
by dsimms October 29, 2008
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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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teeny bopper

Stupid girls of ages 10-14 who squeal and giggle so much that Satan is willing to drag them back to hell. They brag about their boyfriends and show them off during lunch by sitting in a table full of shitty stupid 'couples'. They like pink and listen to stupid bubblegum pop and think they are teenagers and try to hard to act like them. They cry when they see a pimple...FOR FUCKIN SAKE ITS JUST A PIMPLE!!! IT'LL GO AWAY AND WHO THE HELL WILL CARE IF YOU HAVE A PIMPLE!!!??? They think they're all that and dress in pink, purple, mini-skirts, and T-shirts that say, 'Pop princess', or 'Ms. Attitude' and other crap like that. They like typing like this: 'l00k AnN I hAvE a NeW cElL!!! I kAn sLeEp OvEr yay!!! Like We CaN caLl up the B0iZ and pAiNt oUr naILz!!! g2g bi!!!!' it is so annoying. They think they're all that just because they have 'boyfriends'. They don't know the true definition of that word. They often write in their online journals, 'I lOvE jAsOn hE iS sO HotT I waNna Kiz hiM!!!!' When asked about their favorite hobby, they all scream like sluts, "SHOPPING!!!!"
Bopper: Hi WuSsUp hOmIe???
Me: You boppers suck serious ass. O_o
by Shedie August 25, 2004
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Floating Teeth

What happens when it is dark and there is a black person and all you see is their teeth smiling.
Look at this nigga walkin over here. Here comes floating teeth.
by JizzayMizzay January 6, 2011
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Hen's Teeth

Something that is very rare or difficult to find.
That part is harder to find than hen's teeth.
by ratfeast September 9, 2016
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pull teeth

He just has to pull teeth to complete his work.
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