score



score

1. in. to succeed. I knew if I kept trying I could score.
2. tv. & in. to obtain something; to obtain drugs or sex. (Very close to sense 1) Fred is always trying to score with women.
3. n. the result of a scoring: drugs, loot, winnings, etc. The crooks dropped the score as they made their getaway.
4. in. [for a male] to copulate with a female; [for a female] to copulate with a male. (Usually objectionable.) Fred can’t think about anything but scoring with Martha.
5. n. the client of a male or female prostitute. She conked the score over the head and robbed him.
6. n. a summary; a conclusion; the sum total. (see also bottom line.) Okay, waiter, what’s the score?
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fahim-Arabic
Beulah['bju:lə]
Fedora-Russian
FebeFE-be (Italian)Dutch, Spanish, Italian
GertrudeGUR-trood (English), khər-TRUY-də (Dutch)English, Dutch
Mila-Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian