Results for “fly the coop”

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Flying the coop
phrase

Blowing past an open weigh station without pulling in — illegal and risky.

#trucker#cb-radio#weigh-station#illegal
fly cup
noun

A sneaky cuppa with a wee something on the side.

#scottish#scots#food#tea
flyin' horses
noun phrase

A merry-go-round, specifically the antique one in City Park.

#nola#dialect#south#childhood
fly cop
noun

A plainclothes detective.

#prison#criminal#police#detective
fly off the handle
phrase

To lose one's temper suddenly.

#american#regional#anger#idiom
Fly
adjective

Stylish, attractive, and effortlessly cool — looking good and knowing it.

#90s#aave#hip-hop#music
Fly Girl
noun

A stylish, confident woman who's sharp, sure of herself, and dressed to kill.

#hip-hop#old-school#1980s#vintage
scoops
noun

Pints / alcoholic drinks.

#mancunian#manchester#british#drinking
frequent flyer
noun

Patient who keeps turning up to A&E like it's a loyalty scheme.

#medical#hospital#ed#emergency
on the fly
phrase

Drop everything — fire this one now.

#kitchen#boh#restaurant#service
Chicken coop
noun

Truck weigh station — where the rigs get penned up and checked.

#trucker#cb-radio#weigh-station#dot
scoop
noun

Split-frame stretcher that slides under a patient without rolling them.

#ems#ambulance#equipment#trauma
big fly
noun

A home run, especially a towering one.

#sports#home run#hitting#offense
scoop-and-score
noun

Recovering a loose ball and running it in for a touchdown.

#sports#defense#fumble#touchdown
errol flynn
noun

Rhyming slang for chin.

#cockney#london#british#rhyming
scoop and run
phrase

Rapidly transport a trauma patient with minimal on-scene care

#medical#nursing#ems#trauma
tagged
verb

Hit by enemy fire, which briefly slows your movement.

#cs2#fps#movement#tactical
on me bill
phrase

On my own, by myself, flying solo.

#scouse#liverpool#british#everyday
coppish
noun

Welsh-English for the fly on a pair of trousers.

#welsh#wales#clothing#british
FBG
noun

Fly Boy Gang — STL/EBT-affiliated drill collective.

#chicago#drill#hip-hop#gang
skeeta hawk
noun

A dragonfly — said to hunt mosquitoes.

#nola#dialect#south#nature
bone dome
noun

A flying helmet.

#military#aviation#raf#slang
the sweeney
noun

The Metropolitan Police Flying Squad.

#police#uk#london#rhyming-slang
hotshots
noun

The elite hand crews that fly anywhere to fight the worst wildfires.

#firefighter#wildland#fire service#usfs
boi
noun

A boyish lesbian — chiefly UK usage.

#lesbian#lgbtq#wlw#uk-slang
pissed 18+
adjective

Mature content — open to view.

#australian#aussie#drinking#state
peenywally
noun

A firefly / glow-worm

#caribbean#patois#animal
kiskadee
noun

A yellow-breasted flycatcher bird

#caribbean#patois#animals#birds
(3,3)
phrase

Game-theory meme: everyone cooperating = collective win

#crypto#web3#defi#meme
rest-pause
noun

Push to failure, rest briefly, then squeeze out more reps.

#gym#fitness#training#technique
dame dato
phrase

Give me the scoop / tell me (DR)

#spanish#spanglish#latino#talk
hedge
noun

A big briefly stepping out to slow a screen

#sports#defense#play
can of corn
noun

An easy, routine fly ball to catch.

#sports#fielding#fly ball
dying quail
noun

A weak fly ball that drops in for a hit.

#sports#hitting#bloop
sweeney
noun

The Flying Squad (clipped from 'Sweeney Todd').

#cockney#london#british#crime
barry
adjective

Excellent, great (chiefly Edinburgh)

#scottish#irish#praise#edinburgh
wain
noun

A child (chiefly Ulster)

#scottish#irish#child#ulster
dead on
phrase

Great, fine, decent (chiefly the North)

#scottish#irish#approval#ulster
coffee badging
noun

Showing your face at the office briefly to satisfy RTO rules, then leaving.

#corporate#office#work#remote-work
howk
verb

To dig, scoop or pick out

#british#regional#verb#action