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upper hand 

to have the higher or better position in the situation.

to be in the lead or winning.
ex. Dave has the upper hand in the card game because he is winning.
upper hand by mr.desperado March 31, 2015

the upper hand 

Definition: To have more power than someone else, so that you are able to control a situation.
The company gained the upper hand in the business by buying its competitors.

After hours of fierce negotiation, the President gained the upper hand.

gain the upper hand 

Where you are able to happily grasp and retain a nice gal's "upper" hand --- i.e., the one opposite to her "lower" hand from the shoulder that she's lying on --- while stretched out on your sides at the beach or spooning her in bed.
Being allowed to gain the upper hand while spooning with a nice girl is always a pleasure; just remember to always employ the wrist-twist compromise to ensure maximum comfort for both of you.
gain the upper hand by QuacksO August 9, 2018
A measure at any given time of who likes who more in a relationship. The person with the upperhand is allowed to make decisions for the couple, to slack off doing chores, to get more sexual favors, etc.
After Yewande wrote her love poem she's definitely lost the upperhand! Too bad for her, poor little tall girl...
upperhand by gozimbo April 5, 2019
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Frothability 

The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.
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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
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pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
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A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
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