the pointy end

the pointy end

1. humorous slang The front of a boat, used especially in reference to cruise ships. There's a full gym up near the pointy end, if you're feeling a little sluggish during the cruise. Let's go up to the pointy end and see if we can spot the whales breaching!
2. humorous slang The tip of a blade, especially a sword. When he first started fencing, he barely even knew where the pointy end went—now he's one of the top fencers in the country.
See also: end, pointy
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pointy end

n. [of a ship] the bow. (Jocular term heard on cruise ships.) The dining room is up at the pointy end.
See also: end, pointy
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • pointy end
  • junk
  • brassic lint
  • juice
  • juiced
  • blimp
  • blimp out
  • gun
  • guns
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