tv. to lend or give someone money to buy something. : Stake the man to a meal and a flop, and he'll tell us what we want to know.
tv. to treat someone to something. : Can I stake you to a drink to celebrate?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Stake so to sthis always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
