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shoots one's wad

shoots one's wad is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot one's wad.

Meaning of shoot one's wad

Verb

shoot one's wad (third-person singular simple present shoots one's wad, present participle shooting one's wad, simple past and past participle shot one's wad)

  1. (slang) To expend all of one's resources or efforts; to express all the arguments or ideas which one has.
    • Well, I guess I have about "shot my wad," and had better "cork up," or I might find my way to the waste-basket.1888 June, The Railroad Brakeman's Journal, volume 5, number 6, page 266
  2. (slang) To spend all of one's money.
    • During the summer of 1965 my two daughters and I, traveling on a very limited budget, shot our wad at Sharrow Bay - and never regretted a penny of it.1982 October 31, Louise M. Forscher, “Letter to Editor: Lake District”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 Aug 2013
    Synonyms:
    blow one's wad
  3. (slang, vulgar) To ejaculate.
    • However, Mike had shot his wad into the mouth of the man whose body was now jammed back against his and he began jacking the throbbing cock faster and harder!1974, Sam Savoy, Hot and hard
    Synonyms:
    blow one's wad

Questions about shoots one's wad

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Shoots one's wad is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot one's wad.

Words near shoots one's wad in the dictionary

  1. shoots one's bolt
  2. shoots one's cuffs
  3. shoots one's load
  4. shoots one's mouth off
  5. shoots one's shot
  6. shoots one's wad
  7. shoots oneself in the foot
  8. shoots out
  9. shoots someone straight
  10. shoots the boots
  11. shoots the breeze

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