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bounce
noun- a brainstorming session US
- Bounce, she thought with a weak smile, that’s what they call it. Bounce is cop vernacular for a brainstorm session. — Michael Slade, Headhunter, p. 313, 1984
- a jail or prison sentence US
- Hopefully I look for a 3 to 5 bounce. — James Blake, The Joint, p. 161, 7 January 1957
- With their priors, they’re looking at a serious bounce. — Gone in 60 Seconds, 2000
- in horse racing, a poorly run race followed by a well-run race US, 1997
- an air-to-air attack US, 1943
- — J. E. Lighter, Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, p. 251, 1994
- an instance of sexual intercourse US
- An invitation to the waltz. The signorina desires a bounce! — Edwin Gilbert, The Hot and the Cool, p. 11, 1953
▶ on the bounce
consecutively, one after the other UK- I remember coming here to summer camp. I loved it. Three years on the bounce we come. — Kevin Sampson, Outlaws, p. 269, 2001
▶ the bounce
bouncers, door-security, collectively UK, 2005 |