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tug
verb- (from criminal to criminal, or beggar to beggar, etc.) to give a warning of imminent danger AUSTRALIA
Often in the phrase “tug your coat”. - The expression derives from the system of signals shoppies [shoplifters] use in large stores [...] One of these signals is tugging at the lapels of the signaller’s coat, signifying danger. — The (Sydney) Bulletin, 26 April 1975
- to masturbate NEW ZEALAND
- — David McGill, David McGill’s Complete Kiwi Slang Dictionary, p. 115, 1998
▶ tug on- to inhale smoke from a cigarette UK
- “Yeah, a bit,” I says, tugging on Lowey’s spliff. — Jimmy Stockin, On t[he Cobbles, p. 132, 2000
- to think about something UK
Figurative use of conventional “tug” (to pull). - After a day’s tugging on it, I had to accept that Ritchie was fucking on it and all, too. — Kevin Sampson, Outlaws, p. 251, 2001
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