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Bad luck, a damn shame, or an unfortunate occurrence.
At the laundromat:
Doc: "What up dogg."
Timmy: "Nothing much. I lost a quarter under the washing machine a couple minutes ago."
Doc: "That's the breaks."

A week later:
Doc: "What up dogg."
Timmy: "Didn't you hear? I lost my job and my wife left me for the mailman. Oh yeah, and my house burned down during Thanksgiving dinner and my entire family died. What a terrible tragedy!"
Doc: "That's the breaks."
by Nick D March 18, 2004
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n. The birth name of somebody who has changed their name. Most commonly attributed to trans people, but can be attributed to any person who has changed their name. (sometimes written as two words: dead name)

v. 1. To call somebody by their deadname.
v. 2. To out somebody's deadname to the public.
Don't call her by her deadname. She hasn't gone by that name in years.
by Canola Yogurt September 16, 2014
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A nick-name for an arcade named "8 On 'The Break'" (8otb) that is located in Dunellen, New Jersey.

The Break is where all the cool people hang out, like Happy Days.
Chef: "Hey adam, do you want to go to the break?"
Adam: "Not today, I'm broke"
Chef: "I love you"
by TeN January 26, 2004
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1) The football team thats down 7-0 in the fourth quarter recovers a fumble. "That's the breaks."

2) "Hey, man. What's up?"

"I just met this girl. She's perfect. I love her."

"That's great. Congrats. You ask her to marry you?"

"Yeah. She said no."

"Ouch. Those are the breaks."
by S. Writer July 10, 2008
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An 80's rap song from Kurtis Blow. It is recommended that you listen to it for yourself to understand what it truly means.
"Clap y'hands everybody, if you got what it takes....'cause I'm Kurtis Blow and I want'chu t'know that these are the breaks!"
-beginning of The Breaks

You want an example of this song? Play Grand Theft Auto : Vice City!
by Dave January 15, 2004
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"Billy got beat up today"
"Did he win?"
"No, he got the breaks and is now in the hospital."
by Kevin Moore June 06, 2006
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'The break' is used when something or someone does something embarrassing, and you feel embarrassed for them.
'Her skirt blew up outside the club lastnight'

OMG the break for her
by WEEPOOHEAD October 27, 2017
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