earning stripes

Earning your stripes refers to putting in hard work and effort and earning respect from your peers as a result. Similar to mitary rank and displaying military stripes, moving up the chain of command from sergeant to Lieutenant to captain to major

Example 1:
Taeshawn: Did you see Omar putting in mad work after school in the gym?

Julius: Yep, he's earning stripes with the coach, Omar might be playing varsity ball this year.

Example 2:
Victor: Damn ese, Julio's been pushing mad weight lately homie, he pushed a key last week.

Jorge: Yea ese, the vatos in the barrio are saying that he's earning stripes with the O.G.'s.

by RondoZongo February 4, 2014

earning a good bit of bunce

It's cockney (i.e. from London) rhyming slang for earning money. Bunce is derived from bunsen burner (a common piece of school laboratory equipment that produces a single open gas flame and named after Robert Bunsen) and this rhymes with earner.

It was tough work but I was earning a good bit of bunce .

by J Jazz December 26, 2015

Earning the Red Wings

When a man eats out a woman who is on her period.

Chris just earned his Red Wings

by Kayla December 8, 2003

earning your redwings

The science of pleasuring a girl to the fullest possible climax by eating her out while she's on her period.

"Dude, isn't your girlfriend on your period?
. "Yeah but I had to earn my redwings"
"oh my god don't tell me that dude"

"you will be earning your redwings one day"

by Richardo Despartes January 18, 2013

Earning Red Wings

Also to define practicing
cunnilinguswhile the female is menstruating, because of the blood stains left on her thighs and the partner's face.

I told her that I wouldn't mind earning my red wings, after she told me that she was on the rag. You should have seen the look on her face when she realized I meant oral sex.

by dork February 17, 2005

Earning disability

Politically correct term for poor. Those who make less than average to nothing may possess some type of earning disability. Those who make the most money seem to have no disability at all, but are frequently guilty of ableism. The most effective treatment is the unemployment pill, which may be prescribed by the government or by your primary care physician.

"Sucks to see all these jobless folks just wandering the streets. It's sad."

"Don't call them jobless, man. They have an earning disability."
—
"My buddy hasn't worked in 5 years. I really wish he'd get his ass in gear."

"You mean Mike? Dude, take it easy on him. He has an earning disability."
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"My husband only makes 13 bucks an hour at his job. Because of him we're basically working poor."

"You're married to a guy with an earning disability?"

by Pylvia Slath June 22, 2021

Earning The Lobster

Working extra hard in order to spoil another.

Bruce worked late at the office earning the lobster for Nina.

by Checkmater February 19, 2010