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to eighty-six a pregnancy is to medically terminate it, taken from the name of the "abortion drug" RU-486.
A woman might eighty-six a fetus in the earliest weeks of being pregnant, with the help of a health care provider who can administer a brief series of oral dosages.
Eighty-sixing is normally done only up until a point when a pregnancy is so far along that a surgical procedure is needed in order to abort.
A woman might eighty-six a fetus in the earliest weeks of being pregnant, with the help of a health care provider who can administer a brief series of oral dosages.
Eighty-sixing is normally done only up until a point when a pregnancy is so far along that a surgical procedure is needed in order to abort.
Jenny: I just came up positive on this pregnancy test. It was just a one night stand. I'm gonna eighty-six it.
Eric: Yo, Kevin. You're lucky Jenny eight-six'd it after your fling at the lake last summer. Otherwise you would've been stuck paying child support.
Eric: Yo, Kevin. You're lucky Jenny eight-six'd it after your fling at the lake last summer. Otherwise you would've been stuck paying child support.
by D.S. Credito September 27, 2014
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Mike is quite the lexographer these days. Every week he gets a new word published in the Urban Dictionary.
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Get the lexographer mug.a person who has not achieved success or fame, despite considerable effort. Unlike a has-been, who at least had once enjoyed noteworthy stature, a never-was simply fails to become prominent. Normally refers to a person unsuccessful in athletics, the entertainment industry, or other creative arts.
Plural - never-weres
Plural - never-weres
Although he'd written a few catchy songs in his heyday, he attracted little fanfare and hung up his guitar after deciding that in the world of music, he hadn't been destined to become anything more than a never-was.
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Get the never-was mug.when a faucet is kept open as slightly as possible, so that as few as five droplets of water per minute are released. This preventative measure is taken by tenants and homeowners during the wintertime, to keep the water supply flowing and avoid pipes bursting in subfreezing temperatures. During the coldest months of the year, apartment landlords often advise tenants to leave their faucets on a steady drip, which over an eight hour period may add up to a mere five cents in water costs.
Bobby didn't want to leave his faucets on steady drip, thinking he'd have a lower water bill this winter. The pipes at his apartment burst open, and now his landlord is holding him responsible for the damages.
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Get the steady drip mug.1. a potentially derogatory term describing a person from India or South Asia who is outspoken and uncompromising in conservative ideology
2. a word describing the vocabulary and speaking manner of a conservative or right winger whose origins are from the Asian sub-continent
3. Conjabi is a pun combining conservative or conjob with Punjab or Punjabi
2. a word describing the vocabulary and speaking manner of a conservative or right winger whose origins are from the Asian sub-continent
3. Conjabi is a pun combining conservative or conjob with Punjab or Punjabi
On the subway, I overheard a man in a turban talking shit about President Obama. Man, what a conjabi!
Gov. Bobby Jindal was speaking Conjabi in his recent speech. It's like his mouth moves but I can't make out the words!
Gov. Bobby Jindal was speaking Conjabi in his recent speech. It's like his mouth moves but I can't make out the words!
by D.S. Credito February 22, 2015
Get the Conjabi mug.a remote area not easily accessed by most of the general public. By definition, the backcountry is situated far from urban areas. The remote and untouched nature of the backcountry also brings with it a variety of hazards, including extreme weather conditions, wild animals, and rough terrain.
The Australian equivalent of backcountry is the Outback, which the British refer to as the bush.
The Australian equivalent of backcountry is the Outback, which the British refer to as the bush.
After four years at an urban university, with all the amenities and conveniences that came with it, he never readjusted to the backcountry surroundings in which he was born and raised.
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Get the backcountry mug.When going out in L.A., you're lucky if you don't have to pay to pee. Therefore, it shouldn't come as a surprise when nature calls and a sidewalk shitter starts doing his business out in the open.
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