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Close but no cigar
When you come close to something but don't quite get there.
Just short of success
This phrase originated in the 1920's. Fair grounds would give cigars away as prizes. Prizes were more aimed at the adults then vs. children like they are now. The fair workers would shout out "close but no cigar".... The first written documentation of this word appeared in the 1930's and then became a common phrase.
Just short of success
This phrase originated in the 1920's. Fair grounds would give cigars away as prizes. Prizes were more aimed at the adults then vs. children like they are now. The fair workers would shout out "close but no cigar".... The first written documentation of this word appeared in the 1930's and then became a common phrase.
You finish second in a race
A friend asks how you did
You tell them "I finished in second place, close but no cigar"
A friend asks how you did
You tell them "I finished in second place, close but no cigar"
Close but no cigar by BBJ24 June 6, 2015
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going out for cigarettes
A popular euphemism for a parent (usually the Dad) walking out and abandoning their kids/family, where the abandonment takes place under the cover of a harmless, non-suspicious errand like going to get cigarettes.
going out for cigarettes by Luketheforce December 31, 2017
Cigarette Abuse
When a person is smoking a cigarette and then leaves it on the edge of a table or in an ash try while it burns down to the filter.
"Chase you left your cigarette burning on the table! Come on man thats Cigarette Abuse." Smoking, Cigarettes, Smoke, Cigs, Ash Tray
Cigarette Abuse by JCY60! December 8, 2013
Flesh Cigar
A penis.
There was an article in the New York Post that claimed Fidel Castro gave the ol' flesh cigar to 35 000 women.
Flesh Cigar by SafeHouse October 12, 2010
cigarette destructor
Somebody who is a true-blue total cigarette fiend -- that is, somebody who smokes way, way, WAY too many of these things.
"Destructor" because the act of lighting & smoking a cig quite literally destroys it.
"Destructor" because the act of lighting & smoking a cig quite literally destroys it.
Josh is a total cigarette destructor; he can destroy as many as eighty five of the little fuckers in a single day!
cigarette destructor by Telephony February 21, 2013
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Term used to describe someone who is a mix of both rural (country) and urban (metropolitan) lifestyles/upbringings. He/she is typically equally comfortable in both settings and is able to seamlessly slip back and forth between the two, appreciating the characteristics of each.
That ol' gal of mine drives the 12 lane freeway during the week and a John Deere on the weekends. She likes opra and the Grand Ol' Opry. I love them countrypolitan women.
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A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.