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shaking the can 

From the game "Shake it up" on Mario Party 8 for the Wii, in which a player must shake his/her can for 5 seconds and whoever has the highest stream wins. Naturally, this became a great innuendo for jerking off.
-Where the hell is John?
-Probably shaking the can.

Scrape The Can 

Scrape The Can means to take the last bit of energy out of you.
Just when I thought I was done my work day, the client insisted I do more work for less pay. This client just loves to scrape the can with me.

At the end of the day, there is always that one kid who will scrape the can.
Scrape The Can by suzgirl February 9, 2017

Kielbasa in the can 

Another term for Anal Sex.
I asked her is she'd ever had kielbasa in the can.
Kielbasa in the can by Kram Srednuas December 24, 2007

Tuna in the Can 

Engaging in sexual activity with a female in a public or private restroom and may include sex on the toilet.
Dan met a girl at the mall and after buying her a cookie and a smoothie, she agreed to a little tuna in the can.
Tuna in the Can by Eaton Holgoode December 1, 2015

kick the can 

Figurative complaint about someone's unwillingness to confront a problem of the day, by instead letting someone else handle it later. By that time the problem will be worse.
They can't balance the budget; they just kick the can down the road.
kick the can by fche May 29, 2013

on the can

Taking a leak or pooping.
Is Brent home? He's ON THE CAN!!!!
on the can by James Wooden April 24, 2008
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
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Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
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