shoot the boots
shoot the boots verb: to kick swiftly and violently, especially in the groin.
Verb
shoot the boots (third-person singular simple present shoots the boots, present participle shooting the boots, simple past and past participle shot the boots)
- To kick swiftly and violently, especially in the groin.
- The family moved about—Hamilton, Mississauga, Jane and Weston Road. "That's when my whole life switched from the good guy to the bad guy," he says now. "Right here in this city. The first day of school, I learned how to spit. Shoot the boots."2000 June 1, Jennifer Wells, “Trouble with Tracy”, in Toronto Life, Canada, retrieved 13 Apr 2009
- It was strange because the boy I was fighting with had developed a reputation for being able to shoot the boots and I was supposed to be good with my hands.2006, Paul Dupuis, Armageddon Forever, Trinity Enterprise (Canada), p. 2
Forms of shoot the boots
| third-person singular present | shoots the boots |
|---|---|
| present participle | shooting the boots |
| past participle | shot the boots |
| past | shot the boots |
Questions about shoot the boots
- What does shoot the boots mean?
- Shoot the boots means to kick swiftly and violently, especially in the groin.
- What part of speech is shoot the boots?
- Shoot the boots is a verb.
- What is the past tense of shoot the boots?
- The past tense of shoot the boots is shot the boots.
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