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Take a turn about the room 

An amusing term which appears so ubiquitously in various film adaptations of Jane Austin novels that it really should enter the public lexicon as a bit of tounge-in-cheek banter mocking the stilted, formal manner of speech common during the Regency period.
Chick: Dude, this party is great and all, but I've been sitting on this couch so long that my leg is falling asleep.
Dude: Shall we take a turn about the room?"

Turn about 

If we do the driving turn about then we'll get there before the end of the day.
Turn about by Hobsie November 15, 2010

Take a turn about the room 

An amusing term which appears so ubiquitously in various film adaptations of Jane Austen novels that it really should enter the public lexicon as a bit of tounge-in-cheek banter mocking the stilted, formal manner of speech common during the Regency period.
Chick: Dude, my legs are really shaky after winning that drinking game.
Dude: Shall we take a turn about the room?

Get out and about and enjoy how big and beautiful the world around you really is. If you make a point of smiling at everyone you meet, even strangers, the universe will make a point of smiling at you, and smiles could easily turn into dollars.

Get out and about and enjoy how big and beautiful the world around you really is. If you make a point of smiling at everyone you meet, even strangers, the universe will make a point of smiling at you, and smiles could easily turn into dollars.
Get out and about and enjoy how big and beautiful the world around you really is. If you make a point of smiling at everyone you meet, even strangers, the universe will make a point of smiling at you, and smiles could easily turn into dollars.

turn abouts 

pooping and throwing up at the same time causing u to turn around to alternate the actions of throwing up and pooping
sally was so sick she had the turn abouts
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.
Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009
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