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A bow to royalty was initially a moment of surprise, when the very first person greeting the king was surprised by the size of his bulge. Thenceforth, became a tradition to bend the head to acknowledge the similar line of sight.
The very first public meeting the king ever made had been with an unexpected turn for events.
As many gentlemen are custom to, shaking hands is what was in due course, however.
Upon the king holding his hand out to greet a young chap, this said fellow man of the kings regime, had unexpectedly looked down in surprise.
The king unsure what was happening, other than the obvious, felt it to become a tradition that all future events, a bow is of a proposed means to greet ones king.
A bow by Long Johns November 26, 2017
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put a bow on it 

I like that plan, put a bow on it.
put a bow on it by not_you_dude December 22, 2015

take a bow 

To take a bow may refer to the physical act of bowing, and in figurative use, to the acknowledgment of praise.
Bowing (also called stooping) is the act of lowering the torso and head as a social gesture in direction to another person or symbol.
The actor take a bow after the show.
take a bow by nyomiagyu April 21, 2009

Straight as a bow

Wordplay on the expression "straight as an arrow". It basically means gay.
So that Doogie Houser dude, Neil Patrick Harris, he's straight right? I mean he did fuck those two strippers in Harold & Kumar.

Naw, man, he's straight as a bow.
Straight as a bow by Dark Master Joey February 18, 2009

bow chick a bow wow 

what you say when something has a second meaning implying something sexual.
lets get that big thing of yours!
Bow chick a bow wow

Take a bow 

What you say as you hit someone in the balls, as it causes them to double over as if they are bowing before an audience.
John was giving me shit yesterday, so I made him take a bow.
Take a bow by AzZahir August 6, 2008

Take A Bow 

The act of smacking someone’s nutsack to make them bend over to make them look like they’re taking a bow.
I made my friend Jerry take a bow and I’ve busted his nutsack
Take A Bow by Dturn06 May 5, 2023
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Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

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