shake hands with the unemployed
shake hands with the unemployed verb: to urinate.
Verb
shake hands with the unemployed (third-person singular simple present shakes hands with the unemployed, present participle shaking hands with the unemployed, simple past shook hands with the unemployed, past participle shaken hands with the unemployed)
- To urinate.
- An older man made this remark when he left the bar to urinate: "Well, I'll go back and shake hands with the unemployed." Since he was heading for the men's room I didn't get the significance of this statement for a minute or so; it was, of course, a reference to sexual inactivity.1975, E. E. LeMasters, Blue-collar Aristocrats: Life-styles at a Working-class Tavern, University of Wisconsin Press, pages 103-104
- Synonyms:
- break the seal, hit the head, micturate, pass water, pee, piddle, piss, slash, take a leak, take a piss
- To masturbate.
- Why did the preppie boy make a great social worker? He had a lot of practice shaking hands with the unemployed.1993, Seattle Sal, Grunge Jokes, S.P. Books, page 43
- Synonyms:
- shake hands with the milkman, abuse, bash one out, bate, beat it, beat off, crank one out, fap, frig, goon
shake hands with the unemployed meaning in Bengali
shake hands with the unemployed in Bengali
- প্রস্রাব করা, হস্তমৈথুন করা
Synonyms of shake hands with the unemployed
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Forms of shake hands with the unemployed
| third-person singular present | shakes hands with the unemployed |
|---|---|
| present participle | shaking hands with the unemployed |
| past | shook hands with the unemployed |
| past participle | shaken hands with the unemployed |
Origin of shake hands with the unemployed
An oblique reference to the usual 'employment' of the penis in sex, masturbation, or urination. In reference to masturbation, sometimes credited to American comedian George Carlin.
Questions about shake hands with the unemployed
- What does shake hands with the unemployed mean?
- Shake hands with the unemployed means to urinate.
- What is shake hands with the unemployed in Bengali?
- Shake hands with the unemployed in Bengali is প্রস্রাব করা, হস্তমৈথুন করা. See Shake hands with the unemployed meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is shake hands with the unemployed?
- Shake hands with the unemployed is a verb.
- What is the past tense of shake hands with the unemployed?
- The past tense of shake hands with the unemployed is shook hands with the unemployed.
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