the whole nine yards

Giving it all, taken from WW2 B-17 gunners who had a string of bullets that fed into their guns that measured nine yards long

Give them the whole nine yards.

the whole nine yards by Barnes 199 May 26, 2006

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The Whole Nine Yards

A term dating back to World War 2 referring to a fighter pilot using up all of his ammunition attempting to bring down an enemy plane, the ammunition belts the guns used being nine yards in length on average, hence the term.

I gave him The Whole Nine Yards, and he still wouldn't go down!

The Whole Nine Yards by dood87 March 31, 2010

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the whole nine yards not the first six inches

1. What a woman should be looking for in a man. (combination of the phrase "whole nine yards" as in: Phrase equivalent to "Everything that is available." and Six Inches, the length of the average male penis)

"Girl, what you need to be looking for is the whole nine yards not the first six inches."

the whole nine yards not the first six inches by RUKind January 8, 2009

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Gimme The Whole Nine Yards

Meaning ; I want It All, I'll take It All, I'll Take Everything.

Origin ; It's A Construction Term Used When Receiving A Delivery From A Cement Truck. Cement Trucks Used To Carry A Maximum Load Of Nine Yards Of Cement.

Truck Driver: How Much You Want Today Joe?

Joe: "Gimme The Whole Nine Yards"

Gimme The Whole Nine Yards by DGringo October 1, 2009

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Skeef

To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.

"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."

Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026

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Hair spider

A tight, tangled knot of loose hair and lint that forms inside clothing during the clothes dryer cycle. It typically hides inside garments, causing an annoying lump or a phantom tickling sensation against the skin until it is found or falls out onto the floor during folding.

I was folding my clothes and a huge hair spider fell out onto my hand

Hair spider by Kmorsels July 15, 2026

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bullshot

n. A screenshot fabricated by a company to misrepresent the graphics of a game; a combination of the words bullshit and screenshot.

Originated from Penny Arcade, a popular gaming webcomic.

-Have you seen Madden 2006 for the Xbox 360? The graphics are gonna be awesome!
-Dude, the Madden 2006 images they showed at E3 were bullshots. It doesn't look nearly as good as they said.

bullshot by Worker Unit #503,298,545 September 26, 2005

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