gagging for it »
Up for it, having a strong desire for sex.
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gallows humor »
Comedy that makes light of death or other very serious matters.
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game face »
The expression of one who is prepared for or is facing a lot of difficult and/or undesirable work, especially when it is imminent.
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game plan »
Any strategy devised to reach a given objective.
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gandy dancer »
A railway laborer, especially a member of a crew which carries rails and affixes them to ties.
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gang up »
To join together, as a gang.
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gang up on »
To join together in a gang in order to overpower someone else.
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gapers' block »
A traffic jam resulting from motorists slowing to look at a motor vehicle collision or other roadside distraction.
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garbage in, garbage out »
(computing, information technology) If input data is not complete, accurate, and timely, then the resulting output is unreliable and of no useful value.1963, Raymond Crowley, "Robot Tax Collector Seeks Indications of 'Fudging'," Times Daily (Alabama, USA), 1 April (retrieved 26 July 2010):Officials explained that the quality of the computer's work depends on the quality of the data fed into it. Neil Hoke, administrative assistant to Stewart, quoted an adage of computer men: "Garbage in, garbage out."2008, Roger K. Lewis, "'In Architectural Design, Brains and Talent Trump the Best Software," Washington Post, 19 July (retrieved 26 July 2010):The old caveat "GIGO"
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garden variety »
Ordinary, common, or unexceptional.
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gear up »
To prepare for an activity.
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gentleman of the back door »
A sodomite.
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get »
A difficult return or block of a shot.
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get »
Lineage.
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get »
Offspring.
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