Astaire
The act of tapping one's foot on the floor, while seated in a public bathroom stall, to alert anyone trying to enter the stall (see turd burglar) that it is occupied. Named for actor/tapdancer Fred Astaire.
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Astaire
noun, verb, adjective and great movie star: 1. graceful, exquisite, suave, and perfect. 2. to act in this manner. 3. Fred Astaire, the best dancer ever (Baryshnikov even said so), who was the epitome of suaveness and elegance combined with superb athleticism and grace. In the Hollywood of the 30's and 40's, he was hugely popular, combining the cool of Bogart with the class of Carey Grant. An actor, drummer, and singer, he had famous song composers vying to write songs for him- one truly cool dude.
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Fred Astaire
v. To tap ones toe while sitting in a public toilet stall to inform potential users that the stall is occupied.
Fred Astaire by Erik November 11, 2003
there like Fred Astaire
A cosmic yes to everything. A confirmation of one's support of / presence at / attention to the the issue at hand, even if the room starts rotating around an invisible horizontal axis.
"My step-father died. I never liked him. Turns out no-one else did either. Could you come along to the funeral, help swell the numbers?"
"I'm there like Fred Astaire."
"I'm there like Fred Astaire."
there like Fred Astaire by Tom Miles January 23, 2010
The Rogers-Astaire Effect
Named after black-and-white movie stars Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, both of whom were amazing dancers and ended up as dancing couples in many of their movies. The effect refers to when someone develops or increases romantic feelings for someone while dancing with them.
The Rogers-Astaire Effect by waitamiadam May 29, 2023
The Fred Astaire
When you are eating out your girl with two fingers inside and you start pretending your fingers are Fred Astaire’s tappity tapping little feet against her G spot.
Last night I was eating Trudie out and I stuck two fingers in and danced them around on her G spot and gave her The Fred Astaire tap dance.
The Fred Astaire by Scotty Nice November 5, 2019
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