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action
noun- sexual activity US, 1956
- Dark and jazzy, the man approaches Johnny. “Lookin for action, babe?” — John Rechy, Numbers, p. 136, 1967
- As far as I’m concerned there ain’t no difference. Action’s action[.] — Malcolm Braly, On the Yard, p. 88, 1967
- I’m goin’ to the dance to get some action. — Frank Zappa, Flower Punk, 1968
- I therefore denounced the idea of conjugal vists as inherently unfair; single prisoners needed and deserved action just as married prisoners did. — Eldridge Cleaver, Soul on Ice, p. 7, 1968
- Where did he go to study when he saw the tie placed on the doorknob of our room (the traditional signal for “action within”)? — Erich Segal, Love Story, p. 36, 1970
- Did you get any action? Did you slam it to her? Did you stick her? Did you hump her? Did you run it down her throat? Did you jam it up her ass? Did you shoot your wad? — Screw, p. 6, 29 May 1972
- Excuse me, baby, but if I don’t get some action tonight, I’m gonna bust. You interested? — 48 Hours, 1982
- activity, especially of the kind to arouse interest or excitement US
Often in the greetings “where’s the action?” and “what’s the action?”. - Man, that chick is puttin’ down some action! — William “Lord” Buckley, Nero, 1951
- — Richard McAlister, Rapper’s Handbook, p. 1, 1990
- betting, gambling US, 1885
- You looking for action? — The Hustler, 1961
- Every now and then I would go on the road looking for a little action. — Minnesota Fats, The Bank Shot, p. 31, 1966
- The sina qua non is that he is a good “money player,” can play his best when heavy action is riding on the game (as many non-hustlers can’t). — Ned Polsky, Hustlers, Beats, and Others, p. 55, 1967
- And I’ll take all the action I can get. — Diner, 1982
- the amount that a gambler is willing to bet US
- For example, one hundred bets of $5 each is $500 in action. — Michael Dalton, Blackjack, p. 25, 1991
- in pool, a game played with wagers US
- — Steve Rushin, Pool Cool, p. 5, 1990
- in pool, spin imparted on the cue ball to affect the course of the object ball or the cue ball after striking the object ball US, 1913
- — Mike Shamos, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards, p. 2, 1993
- a political act, often confrontational or violent US
- On that same point, I’d like to say first of all, as Billy mentioned, letters are going to be going to the men whose [draft] files were destroyed, and this in itself is, I think, an action, because it is giving these men a chance to make their own choice. — The Last Supplement to the Whole Earth Catalog, p. 18, March 1971
▶ piece of the action; share of the action
an involvement in an activity; a share in the profits of something US, 1957- Triads never helped anyone out without a promise of a piece of the action. — Lung Cheng, I Am Jackie Chan, p. 261, 1998
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