Results for “run down”

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rundown
noun

Food cooked down in coconut milk

#caribbean#patois#food
runway
noun

The strip you strut down to present yourself — a model walk, often themed, judged on the walk and the look.

#ballroom#drag#lgbtq#fashion
run out
noun, verb

Defenders leaving the building to ambush attackers outside.

#fps#rainbow-six-siege#defense#tactics
rune
noun

Timed pickups on the map that hand you a temporary buff — haste, double damage, the lot.

#dota2#moba#buff#map
run-ahead
noun

Emulating frames in advance to kill input lag.

#emulation#retroarch#input-lag#latency
runners
noun

Trainers. Sneakers. The shoes you'd run in (or not).

#irish#ireland#clothing#footwear
running the pass
phrase

Chef calling tickets and quality-checking every plate as it leaves the line.

#kitchen#boh#restaurant#service
run
verb

Carry plates from the pass to the table.

#kitchen#foh#restaurant#service
run the dish
phrase

Carry a plated dish from the pass to its table.

#restaurant#foh#service#expo
run run
noun

A rumor, word on the street (Cuba)

#spanish#spanglish#latino#gossip
run it back
phrase

To play another game right away

#sports#culture#pickup
downhill runner
noun

A back who runs straight ahead with power.

#sports#running back#style
shutdown
noun

Killing a fed enemy on a streak and claiming the bounty gold their lead has piled up.

#moba#league of legends#gold#bounty
downtime
noun

Dead air in a fight — the boss is untargetable and you can't deal damage.

#mmo#ffxiv#raid#dps
down-but-not-out
phrase

The revivable bleed-out state in squad BRs — DBNO.

#battle royale#dbno#squad play
Rushdown
noun

An in-your-face archetype that wins by smothering you with fast offense.

#fighting games#archetype#offense#fgc
Salty runback
noun

Demanding an instant rematch on the same stage right after a loss, fuelled by pure salt.

#fgc#culture#rematch
slowdown
noun

Frame-rate drop when the screen's too packed — and shmup players love it.

#shmup#framerate#hardware
stern brunch daddy
phrase

Romance-novel hero archetype: older, distinguished, commanding — but the kind who'd order for the table and fix your problems.

#booktok#romance#archetype#fandom
downdoot
verb

Cutesy version of downvote — the evil twin of updoot.

#reddit#voting#cutesy#internet
tumble down the sink
phrase

Cockney rhyming slang for a drink.

#cockney#london#drink#british
Uptown side / downtown side / lakeside / riverside
phrase

NOLA's cardinal directions — locals don't use N/S/E/W because the river bends.

#nola#geography#new-orleans#directions
pop-trunk
noun

Remote-popping trunk rigged with neon, amps and speakers.

#texas#houston#slab#car-culture
down cellar
phrase

New England for 'in the basement' — said 'down sullah.'

#boston#new-england#regional#house
grunt
noun

An infantryman — the boots-on-the-ground soldier.

#military#infantry#vietnam#slang
milk run
phrase

An easy, routine sortie — like the milkman's round.

#military#raf#usaaf#wwii
pruno
noun

Homemade prison hooch fermented from fruit, sugar and bread.

#prison#us-prison#contraband#alcohol
Hammer down
phrase

Floor it — pedal to the metal, full speed.

#trucker#cb-radio#1970s#driving
Front running
noun

Trading ahead of a client's order you know is about to move the price.

#finance#wall-street#manipulation#regulation
Down round
noun

A funding round priced below the last one.

#finance#venture-capital#startups#vc
DMCA takedown
noun

Legal notice creators file to scrub leaked content off pirate sites.

#sex-work#onlyfans#creator#legal
upside down
phrase

Drink built with the layering order reversed.

#coffee#retail#barista#starbucks
cuppa tea and a lie down
phrase

What you need after a shock.

#australian#aussie#idiom#humour
down under
phrase

Australia (and NZ).

#australian#aussie#identity#geography
tinnie run
phrase

A trip to buy more beer.

#australian#aussie#drinks#beer
servo run
phrase

A quick trip to the petrol station.

#australian#aussie#driving#errands
maccas run
phrase

a trip to buy McDonald's

#australian#aussie#food#social
bogged down
phrase

stuck or overwhelmed

#australian#aussie#state#idiom
shell down
verb

To thrill the crowd; to 'kill' the show

#caribbean#patois#dancehall
cool runnings
phrase

Safe journey / all is smooth

#caribbean#patois#farewell#expression