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air
noun- a jump while snowboarding US
- — Mike Fabbro, Snowboarding, p. 93, 1996
- in foot-propelled scootering, a jump UK
- Any time you jump or Ollie, you are getting some air. Good scoot riders get big air! — Ben Sharpe, Scooter Crazy, 2000
- air support, air power, bombing US
Vietnam war usage. - — Linda Reinberg, In the Field, p. 5, 1991
- in the pornography industry, an ejaculation that cannot be seen leaving the penis and travelling through the air US
In a situation which calls for visual proof of the ejaculation, air is not good. - — Adult Video News, p. 40, August 1995
- air brakes on a truck or railway carriage US, 1897
- — J. E. Lighter, Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, p. 13, 1994
- the mood created by a person or persons US
There is “good air” and there is “bad air”. - — Michael V. Anderson, The Bad, Rad, Not to Forget Way Cool Beach and Surf Discriptionary, p. 2, 1988
▶ in the air
(used of the flank of an army) unprotected by natural or man-man obstacles US- In Marine parlance, their flanks were “hanging in the air” with no contact save an occasional patrol. — Joseph C. Goulden, Korea, p. 348, 1982
▶ leave in the air
to abandon someone without support UK, 1948
▶ on air
(said of a bet) made on credit US- “I let you bet on air,” I told Antoine. — 50 Cent, From Pieces to Weight, p. 114, 2005
▶ turn the air blue; make the air turn blue
to use obscene or blasphemous language UK, 1890- Halfway down a red run, the air turned blue with expletives as I refused to move. — The Guardian, 18 March 2004
▶ up in the air
(used of a pair in a game of poker) formed with help from the communal face-up cards US- — Edwin Silberstang, Winning Poker for the Serious Player, p. 221, 1992
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