A particularly agile, athletic and elusive thief.
Named after so called "Spring-heel Jack" a notorious pickpocket and burglar, active in Manchester(England) in the 1950's
Jack(Spring-heel)McMaster was finally caught in 1959 after committing an estimated 900+ offences. Though he never used violence,being too fast to be caught,he was sentenced to 8 years in gaol. He escaped from Strangeways gaol after 3 days and was never apprehended again.

It's generally safe in Barcelona, but you've got to watch out for spring-heels.
Be careful ...watch out for spring-heels !!
He's OK, but he's a bit of a spring-heel Jack (said as a term of endearment)

spring-heel by Marshallasthefish December 10, 2007

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Driver’s Heel

“Driver’s Heel” is an unsightly area on a shoe, where part of the heel on the right shoe is rubbed off from driving with your shoe scraping against the floor of the car while pushing on the gas pedal.

Nancy didn’t realize she had a bad case of driver’s heel on her good pair of shoes, but all her co-workers noticed and would snicker behind her back.

Driver’s Heel by Julesheart March 5, 2023

Head Over Heels

When you're incredibly in love with someone that you see them and your heart goes one hundred miles per hour.

Angel is head over heels for ashley

Head Over Heels by Sharkisha Cole December 1, 2018

hekel

(Dutch Germanic origin) : noun : transitive verb
1. A feeling of extreme repugnance for someone or something.
2. To dislike something with deep emotion.

The man hekels those that mispronounce hekel as heckle and assume they share meaning.

hekel by chalupabatmanthe3rd December 31, 2013

helium heels

a gay guy who likes to be on the bottom.usally a derogatory term.

"oh that guy acts all butch,but when you get him home he has helium heels"

helium heels by kenny browne September 3, 2006

Heel scuff

Having to shit so bad, you're about to shit yourself. So you clench your ass shut and try to walk until you get to a toilet to relieve yourself.

I had to shit so bad, I heel scuffed down the hallway till I found a restroom!

Heel scuff by DMU77 May 19, 2015

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

endwarfins

The rush of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides triggered specifically by watching the Seven Dwarfs march home singing "Heigh-Ho" — that particular high of pickaxes, whistling while you work, and communal domestic bliss in a cottage built for men half your height.

I only meant to watch the Heigh-Ho scene for the endwarfins, and then it was two hours later and I'd watched the whole movie.

Endwarfins aren't just a Snow White thing — I get the same hit off the Lollipop Guild in Oz.

endwarfins by Howard Ogden September 13, 2026

Word of the Day on September 14, 2026

caillou

A slang term used to describe a bald person, typically someone who is completely bald or has a closely shaved head. The term is derived from the infamous, hairless kids’ cartoon character of the same name.

Example 1:
“Did you see that caillou over there? His head is reflecting the sun like a disco ball.”
Example 2:
“I think Dave is finally accepting his hair loss. He just went full caillou and shaved the whole thing off.”

caillou by WMH01 September 12, 2026

Word of the Day on September 13, 2026