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shot
noun- an opportunity US
- I appreciate the shot at the lady, but you didn’t introduce me to the shot. — Susan Hall, Gentleman of Leisure, p. 53, 1972
- You just don’t realize what a shot on the Langford Show can mean. — King of Comedy, 1976
- All I want is a shot. Just a fuckin’ shot. — Raging Bull, 1980
- I’ve been working my ass off for a shot like this, Bally’s Park Place, my charts, and you want me to hide in a hotel room. — Elmore Leonard, Glitz, pp. 224–225, 1985
- an attempt UK, 1756
- Give it a shot. — The Blues Brothers, 1980
- the right way to do something AUSTRALIA, 1953
- The shot’s just keep pluggin’ along. No sense in bustin’ yerself. — Nino Culotta (John O’Grady), They’re A Weird Mob, p. 39, 1957
- Keep yer ’ands soft, Nino. That’s the shot. — Nino Culotta (John O’Grady), They’re A Weird Mob, p. 83, 1957
- The shot here is to go for one of the bridesmaids and “line her up” for tomorrow, or the next week. — John O’Grady, Aussie Etiket, p. 82, 1971
- an occurrence or instance; a thing US
- About 2 a.m. one morning I met a prostitute downtown who wanted me to pay her fare and 5.00 a “shot.” — Phyllis and Eberhard Kronhausen, Sex Histories of American College Men, p. 140, 1960
- It seems curious that the first public manifestation of psychedelics was the dances at two and a half a shot. — Berkeley Barb, p. 6, 25 November 1966
- I’ve done too many of these things. Just gimme the whole shot. — Clarence Cooper Jr, The Farm, p. 82, 1967
- “Not bad, Molly,” Gloria said after examining Leslie up and down. “She’s really a fine bitch. We’ll pull a hundred a shot!” — Donald Goines, Inner City Hoodlum, p. 119, 1975
- an instance of sexual intercourse US
An abbreviation of SHOT OF COCK- — Carl Fleischhauer, A Glossary of Army Slang, p. 14, 1968
- an ejaculation US
- If it’ll get me a few hundred miles across country, I’ll take a shot in the mouth. — Kevin Smith, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, p. 27, 2001
- an injection of drugs UK, 1929
- If you really have got a yen I’ll give you a shot. — Douglas Rutherford, The Creeping Flesh, p. 103, 1963
- Oh can’t you see that I’m fading fast? And that this shot will be my last. — The Rolling Stones, Sister Morphine, 1971
- — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 105, 1996
- cocaine UK
- — Mike Haskins, Drugs, p. 281, 2003
- Coca-Cola US
- — American Speech, p. 87, April 1946: “The language of West Coast culinary workers”
- a single measure of spirits US
- Fuck shots! I hope the weed’ll outweigh these drinks[.] — Eminem (Marshall Mathers), Kill You, 2000
- a blow, especially a severe one US
- Foley said, “I never saw a fighter take as many shots as you did and keep coming back–outside of Rocky Balboa.” — Elmore Leonard, Out of Sight, p. 6, 1996
- an illegal move by a gambler US
- I had a dozen shots pulled on me today. — Lee Solkey, Dummy Up and Deal, p. 119, 1980
- a competent pickpocket US
- — John R. Armore and Joseph D. Wolfe, Dictionary of Desperation, p. 49, 1976
- a person or thing UK: SCOTLAND
- [A] homosexual is a “bent shot”[.] — Michael Munro, The Patter, Another Blast, p. 64, 1988
- an incident report describing a prisoner’s misconduct US
- — John R. Armore and Joseph D. Wolfe, Dictionary of Desperation, p. 49, 1976
- — Reinhold Aman, Hillary Clinton’s Pen Pal, p. 67, 1996
▶ have a shot at
to heckle or harass someone AUSTRALIA, 1947- What did you have a shot at her for? — John Wynnum, Jiggin’ in the Riggin’, p. 38, 1965
- Ah, yes, up to where Danny O’Connell the publican had a shot at Trigger about the raffle. — Frank Hardy, The Yarns of Billy Borker, p. 68, 1965
- Aw, take no notice of him. He’s only havin’ a shot. — John O’Grady, It’s Your Shout, Mate!, p. 79, 1972
▶ like a shot
exceedingly quickly UK, 1809- [T]he Coolboy defence got themselves in a knot and the man with a name better known in show jumping circles–Nick Skelton–was in like a shot to find the net. — Carlow Nationalist, 26 November 2003
▶ make a shot
to secret something on your body while shoplifting US- They got a blind spot right at the milk and egg department. All you got to do is carry your meat over there and make your shot under the mirror so they can’t see you. — Donald Goines, Dopefiend, p. 101, 1971
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