Originally a baseball term meaning to try hitting a home run. Now used extensively by for example the commentators in the UFC and other combat sports, referring to fighters striking for each other with reckless abandon, trying to get in a finishing blow.

Also sometimes used in completely unrelated attempts at doing difficult or near-impossible things.

"And Ruth was able to hit more homers than some entire teams because he played the game differently – he swung for the fences at every bat." - DodgerDog

"...Cause they're both a little fired up, and both wanna swing for the fences and make the other one look really, really bad" - Joe Rogan, Commentator, UFC

Swing for the fences by araziel November 7, 2007

In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows and gates?

An anti-windows slogan indicating the possibilities of open source software.

Linux Guy: "In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows and gates?"
Windows Guy: "**** you!" *slap*

In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows and gates? by hsartoris95 January 18, 2010

None of the fences

An odd name, that random people use, instead of no offence.

Some purseon: So how do you like this house?
Me: Hmm, I leik The other purseons house better, none of the fences tho....

None of the fences by Tnos December 8, 2010

e-fenestration

Accidentally alt-tabbing to an equally inappropriate window when your boss/parent suddenly appears.

Man, I had like...15 windows open on my PC at work today and only one of them was the report I was meant to be working on. Clicked from Facebook straight to YouTube when my boss appeared. Just a big-arse kitten playing a piano on my screen. Complete e-fenestration.

e-fenestration by Tommy G (Syd) November 5, 2009

Fetty Fences

An area in the heart of San Francisco's tenderloin district that people bring boosted items to either sell or trade for fentanyl

Hey homie, those bags of coffee will sell at the Fetty fences fasttt

Fetty Fences by CreepMob November 8, 2022

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026

city chicken

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.

Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?

city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006

Word of the Day on September 17, 2026

Is that cake?

Another way to say is this fake? Like the show real or cake

“Slayyyter just announced another album last night”
“No way, is that cake?”
“Yeah whoops this isn’t real”

Is that cake? by Sexyyred September 15, 2026

Word of the Day on September 16, 2026

just fokin missing her

native american reservation origin... to miss an ex so badly that everyone can see it.. can be used for either sex eg. just fokin missing her/him

friend : *noticably sad*
me : look at you all sad & shit
friend : shut up!
me : just fokin missing her huh?

just fokin missing her by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 15, 2026