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duck
noun- in cricket, a score of zero/nought UK, 1868
A shortening of the original term “duck’s egg” which derived from the shape of 0 written in the scorebook. - — Simon Hughes, Cricket 4, 2001
- But then he was out for a third-ball duck as Leicestershire made a timid response [.] — The Guardian, 22 May 2003
- an unrelentingly gullible and trusting person; an odd person US, 1848
Prison usage. - I have no respect for a duck who runs up to me on the yard all buddy-buddy, and then feels obliged not to sit down with me. — Eldridge Cleaver, Soul on Ice, p. 47, 1968
- — Paul Glover, Words from the House of the Dead: Prison Writings from Soledad, 1974
- — James Harris, A Convict’s Dictionary, p. 31, 1989
- in pool, a shot that cannot be missed or a game that cannot be lost US
- — Steve Rushin, Pool Cool, p. 12, 1990
- an attractive target for a robbery US
- It was considered by hustlers a duck ’cause it was on a dark corner, there usually wasn’t no peoples in sight, and the traffic was slow. — Henry Williamson, Hustler!, p. 155, 1965
- a stolen car discovered by police through serendipitous checking of number plates US
An abbreviation of SITTING DUCK- Ducks? Ohh, I get one a week maybe. There’s plenty of hot cars sitting around Hollenbeck. — Joseph Wambaugh, The New Centurions, p. 41, 1970
- a portable urinal for male hospital patients US
- — Maledicta, p. 56, Summer 1980: “Not sticks and stones, but names: more medical pejoratives”
- a prison sentence of two years US
Probably from the shape of 2. - — Charles Shafer, Folk Speech in Texas Prisons, p. 203, 1990
- in a deck of playing cards, a two US
- — George Percy, The Language of Poker, p. 31, 1988
- a surfer who lingers in the water, rarely catching a wave US
- — Trevor Cralle, The Surfin’ary, p. 32, 1991
- an admission ticket for a paid event US
An abbreviation of DUCAT- — Lou Shelly, Hepcats Jive Dictionary, p. 11, 1945
- — Clarence Major, Dictionary of Afro-American Slang, p. 49, 1970
- a firefighter US
New York police slang. - — Samuel M. Katz, Anytime Anywhere, p. 387, 1997
- inexpensive wine US
An abbreviation and then generic use of Cold Duck, a sparkling red wine that was extremely popular in the 1960s and 70s. - — David Claerbaut, Black Jargon in White America, p. 63, 1972
- used as a term of address, usually an endearment UK, 1590
Also used in the plural since 1936.
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