1. A saying meaning "It doesn't take much to entice someone or something"
2. If said in a voice like that of a carton pirate it means "Aw, crap in a hat"
1. George: "Man, that fat kid sure ran after that candy bar"
Tim: "Ay, springes to catch woodcocks"
2. George: "Hey, that fat kid just stole your candy bar"
Tim (spoken like a cartoon pirate): "Ay, springes to catch woodcocks"
To go Jerry Springer on someone or to Jerry Springer someone
Quotation used in the MTV reality show "The Jersey Shore" by Mike Sorrentino "The Situation".
The use of Jerry Springer is a reference to the same called talkshow "The Jerry Springer show" which is known for its verbal and physical affronts. To go Jerry Springer has a broad field of use in general meaning facing someone with the aim to provoke a (negative) reaction usually leading into verbal affronts or in severe cases even into physical attack.