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by ankle express

Fig. on foot. After my horse was stolen, I had to go by ankle express. It's a five-minute drive, forty minutes by ankle express.

See also: ankle, express

rug rat

Sl. a small child, especially an infant or toddler. (Also a term of address.) You got any rug rats at your house? Hey, you cute little rug rat, come over here.

See also: rat, rug

sprain one's ankle

to become pregnant. She has, ah, sprained her ankle. From the looks of her, she must have sprained her ankle some months ago.

See also: ankle, sprain

ankle

1. n. an attractive woman or girl. (Typically with some.) Now, there’s some ankle I’ve never seen around here before.

2. in. to walk [somewhere]. I have to ankle down to the drugstore.

3. in. to walk away from one’s employment; to leave. (see also walk.) I didn’t fire her. I told her she could ankle if she wanted.

rug rat

and ankle biter

n. a child. Hey, you cute little rug rat, come over here. I got three little ankle biters at home.

See also: rat, rug

ankle biter

verb

See rug rat

See also: ankle, biter

sprain one’s ankle

tv. to become pregnant. From the looks of her, she must have sprained her ankle some months ago.

See also: ankle, sprain