The key on a basketball court.
Vinny: Yo look at Jon, he's going hard in the paint.
Tony: Yeah, he's already got 4 layups in straight from the paint.
Vinny: Jon dominates in the paint.
Tony: Yeah, he's already got 4 layups in straight from the paint.
Vinny: Jon dominates in the paint.
by theycallmevita November 20, 2010
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Alfred: "That's sad dude, yo ass in the paint foreal"
Alfred: "That's sad dude, yo ass in the paint foreal"
by Terrance D February 13, 2008
Get the in the paint mug.by Vincent VanGoThere October 2, 2006
Get the In The Paint mug.Finish a task aggressively, trying really hard to get it done. Comes from basketball, where players must aggressively drive to the hoop from within the painted region of the court.
by skibot July 22, 2012
Get the go hard in the paint mug.To approach a problem, obstacle, or challenge with supreme confidence of success through a commitment to use all facilities available to one's self to achieve a goal.
The term has etymological roots in the basketball parlance that describes an attempt to score in the crowded and highly contested area directly under and immediately adjacent to the raised hoop on a basketball court, or "painted" area. Shot attempts in this area are traditionally only successful when made with a strong conviction to score, skill, overpowering strength, or a combination thereof (i.d. "going hard").
The term has etymological roots in the basketball parlance that describes an attempt to score in the crowded and highly contested area directly under and immediately adjacent to the raised hoop on a basketball court, or "painted" area. Shot attempts in this area are traditionally only successful when made with a strong conviction to score, skill, overpowering strength, or a combination thereof (i.d. "going hard").
When we saw Dason had put on his best suit and matching Tag Heuer timepiece, we knew he going hard in the paint to his job interview that afternoon.
by g0dfinger March 30, 2009
Get the hard in the paint mug.Similar to "jumping the shark", of Happy Days fame, "peeing in the paint" refers to a point in a relationship that signals it's eventual demise.
by Caretaker55 June 4, 2010
Get the Peed in the paint mug.Calling someone out to fight. Derives from coming into the area under the rim of a basketball court and recieving a hard foul.
by Big Bruiser December 19, 2010
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