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Kansas City Shuffle

As taken from Wikipedia, and which I checked out elsewhere, the first instance of this term is the title of a Jazz song from 1926 by Bennie Moten. Beyond that, it's a term that's only been given real meaning by the movie Lucky Number Slevin, in which it's used to refer to a kind of con game. Specifically a con in which a combination of distraction and subterfuge cause the mark to turn their attention away from the plot which proceeds in the opposite direction. The term itself is weighted with football, gambling, and other innuendo but since it didn't exist as a phrase until that movie was released, you could read that subtext into it or not. At it's simplest, a good head fake in sports is a Kansas City Shuffle. At a more complex level an army massing battalions of tanks on one front to occupy enemy attention and draw them out of fortified positions while in reality a naval attack ensues instead would also be a Kansas City Shuffle. In short, it's a cute name for a kind of misdirection.
"They look right... and you look left." Lucky Number Slevin's simplest definition of a Kansas City Shuffle delivered by Bruce Willis

There is anecdotal evidence that a football play was called a Kansas City Shuffle. (Note: a shuffle is a type of play)

"Your shoelaces are untied" (followed by tweaking the victims nose) "Now that my friend, is the old Kansas City Shuffle."
by Stephen Daedalus November 6, 2006
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five-knuckle-shuffle

The five-knuckle-shuffle is another term for how a guy masturbates, Jerks off, gets his jollies, and says hello to his little friend.
Is it a sin to do the five-knuckle-shuffle in church?
by T. J. May 23, 2003
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the five knuckle shuffle

yo serious, does anyone realize one of john cena's moves really means he's getting off on some guys head
by Shit-face June 29, 2008
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New Jersey Shuffle

When you’re taking a nasty shit and have to throw up at the same time, the ensuing scramble around the toilet is referred to as the “New Jersey Shuffle”. The act requires one to dismount the toilet without flushing to throw up while looking at one's own shit. The name comes from the fact that this act is almost as nasty as the state of New Jersey.
Guys I just pulled a New Jersey Shuffle but I dont think I'm hung over anymore.
by Phantom crapper December 5, 2009
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4 Knuckle Shuffle

The act of pleasuring a male's privates using a hand that only has four fingers.
...Then she finished him off using her famous 4 Knuckle Shuffle
by Imfatandalinemen May 6, 2008
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5 finger shuffle

when a guy is masturbating its usally called the 5 finger shuffle!
by Anonymous November 5, 2003
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B-Man Shuffle

A defensive tactic that can be employed in an intoxicated streetfight against multiple sober opponents. Your belt is removed and thrown away, and your pants are dropped completely to your ankles. You then waddle up to the fight like a penguin with fists raised in "fighting irish" position. No one wants to fight a drunk naked man, and a slow getaway follows.
Dude, how did we not get our asses kicked by those bouncers last night? Well we were outnumbered, but Connors pulled the ol' B-man shuffle and got us out alive.
by Newfie Francis January 11, 2009
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