phrasal noun (often used with "the"):

Equipment necessary to inject drugs, especially heroin. This includes hypos, needles, cotton batting, surgical spirit, and (especially in the UK, where heroin pills for injection are furnished to junkies) a glass bottle.

To be distinguished from equipment necessary to chase the dragon, which includes gold foil (available from a bar of chocolate), lighter, and a straw.
Harry, go to the chemist's and get me the works.
by Diacetylm0rphine June 20, 2009
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A never ending cycle of paying someone else to do something they them selfs are not willing to do.
OR!
Just that thing you do stay alive, and that little money you saved you spend for someone else to do something your not willing to do.
After Taxes and filling up your tank of gas, you realize you just worked 3 hours just to be able to afford go and get back from work
by GothicMooCow May 26, 2008
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Going to work now, Dear.....may not be home for dinner.
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An imperative phrase used to give praise or approval to another person. Often punctuated by a finger snap or, alternatively, the vowel can be drawn out to express greater consequence. Analogous to: “What you have just said or done is very impressive.”

Syn: you better work, shwerk
Rom: girl, I better dump my BF this morning…

Johnathon: work, bitch. *snap*

Rom: and I fo sho put all his clothes out on the curb too! lol

Johnathon: wooooooork!
by ETERNIA January 12, 2005
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1) a way to finance operations hustlin

2) performing an intimate activity with another individual, preferabbly of the opposite sex.

A) considered overtime if you did actually work according to definition 1) within a 3 hour time frame, if it involved multiple co-workers (play on player), or if it occured within 3 hours of your last work session according to definition 2).

3) Doing Work. The actual process of working.

4) Do work. a generally accepted phrase comment or even motion (nod, wink, thumbs up (if you're a $!%), hip hip hooray or other non verbal comment) from an associated party (non-co-worker) promoting your choice of work.
1) guy 1) work sucks...
guy 2) yeah... we should get paid more
guy 1 *takes money from cash register*

2) guy 1) what did you do last night?
guy 2) i worked.
guy 1) i thought you got off at noon...
guy 2) yeah... but my girl came over so i did some overtime.

3) guy 1) how do you like that
girl 1) oooooh yeah oooh

4) guy 1 *looks at waitress then at guy 2*
guy 2 *nods*
guy 1 to waitress: when do you get off?
by Zanatech April 24, 2008
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A thing that is so sucky that it requires paying money for it to be done. If it were easy then someone wouldn't be paying us to do it!
I had to work today. I have to work tommorrow, but alas I am not alone and understand that I'm being paid because my boss is too much of a pussy to do my job for me!
by DrMullet February 18, 2004
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crack cocaine; used by persons addicted to crack to check with the local dope man to see if he has any.
where dat work at family? I need ta blast nigga....
by pirateskizzle December 19, 2004
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