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Definition of give the old college try
give the old college try
verb
- to make a strong attempt.
Citation from "Search Committee 1", The Office (US TV), Season 7 Episode 25 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to attempt, try.
Last edited on Jun 13 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 13 2011.
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Other terms relating to 'to attempt, try': | |
| Definitions include: to make an attempt. | |
| Definitions include: broken. | |
| Definitions include: to try to attain or achieve. | |
| Definitions include: to risk everything in some endeavor. | |
| Definitions include: to try to determine. | |
| Definitions include: a practice attempt, without performing the actual action. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt something. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt to reach a goal. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt something without preparation. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt. | |
| Definitions include: something that is so exceptionally good or fun it could be as addictive as crack (i.e. crack cocaine). | |
| Definitions include: to attempt. | |
| Definitions include: to continue trying something that one has had difficulty with in the past. | |
| Definitions include: to make a futile attempt. | |
| Definitions include: the occurrence of telling a woman that one has accidentally gotten pregnant that one loves her and to convince her that having an abortion will be the best thing for the relationship. | |
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Other terms relating to 'college': | |
| Definitions include: having to do with college, such as partying, sports, women - but not academics or work. | |
Other terms relating to 'give': | |
| Definitions include: meaning caring about everything. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "don't give a fuck." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "do I look like I give a shit." | |
| Definitions include: to give up or to show weakness. | |
| Definitions include: to care. | |
| Definitions include: to give bad advice. | |
| Definitions include: to care. | |
| Definitions include: to care. | |
| Definitions include: "give a fuck". | |
| Definitions include: to care. | |
| Definitions include: to care. | |
| Definitions include: to care. | |
| Definitions include: to applaud. | |
| Definitions include: to beat up. | |
| Definitions include: to care a tiny amount, always used in the negative | |
Other terms relating to 'old': | |
| Definitions include: big, but not necessarily old. | |
| Definitions include: a weakling; "wimp". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "burned out old fart". | |
| Definitions include: a child who is similar to one or more of its parents. | |
| Definitions include: backronym for "cool". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "dirty old fucking hippie". | |
| Definitions include: an elderly person. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex with someone who has an attractive body but an unattractive face. | |
| Definitions include: to be annoying due to repetition. | |
| Definitions include: to get rid of someone or something. | |
| Definitions include: see good old boy. | |
| Definitions include: a certain type of person living in the rural/southern United States; "hick"; "redneck". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Grand Old Party." | |
| Definitions include: a promiscuous woman. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "little old lady fall down go boom". | |
Other terms relating to 'the': | |
| Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone. | |
| Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
| Definitions include: interrogation. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: a good estimate. | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: inclusive. | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing. | |
| Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular. | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
Other terms relating to 'try': | |
| Definitions include: to be made fun of, usually in order to start a fight, trying the other person seeing if there comeback is as good as your own. | |
| Definitions include: "nice try." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Tried Everything Else, Try Homeopathy". | |
| Definitions include: to test another's apparent strengths; to determine what kinds and quantities of dominance can be taken from another. | |
| Definitions include: "try to". | |
| Definitions include: to attempt sexual contact. | |
| Definitions include: "trying to". | |
| Definitions include: contraction of "trying to". | |
| Definitions include: contraction "trying to". | |
| Definitions include: to attempt sexual contact. | |
| Definitions include: to want to. | |
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