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shot one's wad

shot one's wad is the simple past and past participle 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 shot one's wad

What is shot one's wad the simple past and past participle of?
Shot one's wad is the simple past and past participle of shoot one's wad.

Words near shot one's wad in the dictionary

  1. shot one's bolt
  2. shot one's cuffs
  3. shot one's load
  4. shot one's mouth off
  5. shot one's shot
  6. shot one's wad
  7. shot oneself in the foot
  8. shot out
  9. shot prop
  10. shot props
  11. shot put

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