lay

Slang Dictionary

lay definition


  1. tv.
    to copulate [with] someone. (Crude. Usually objectionable.) : She laid him on the spot.
  2. n.
    a sexual act. (Crude. Usually objectionable.) : I could use a good lay about now.
  3. n.
    a person considered as a potential sex partner. (Crude. Usually objectionable.) : He actually said that she was a good lay.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Slang Dictionary

lay (so) definition


  1. tv.
    to scold someone severely. (See also laid out.) : She really laid out the guy but good. What did he do, rob a bank?
  2. tv.
    to knock someone down with a punch. : The boxer laid out his opponent with a blow to the head.
  3. tv.
    to prepare someone for burial. (See also laid out. Not slang.) : The undertaker did not lay Aunt Fanny out to my satisfaction.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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lay (sth) definition


  1. tv.
    to spend some amount of money. : I can't lay that kind of money out every day!
  2. tv.
    to explain a plan of action or a sequence of events. : Let me lay it out for you.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

lay

In addition to the idioms beginning with lay, also see let it lay. Also see under laid up; lie; put.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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