mitten



idiot mittens

Mittens or gloves that are attached to one's sleeves by a length of yarn or string so as to prevent their being lost. I always hated the idiot mittens my mom made me wear when I was a kid. They made me feel like such a dope!
See also: idiot, mitten

give the mitten

To reject a suitor. We had no chemistry on our date, so I had to give the mitten to him.
See also: give, mitten

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ChaliceCHAL-isEnglish (Rare)
Anat (2)-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Turgay-Turkish
TerrieTER-eeEnglish
Tiernan-Irish
Beniamin-Romanian, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek