number

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number definition


  1. n.
    a girlor woman; a sexually attractive girl. : Who is that cute little number I saw you with?
  2. n.
    a marijuana cigarette. (Drugs.) : Shorty lit up a number just as the boss came in.
  3. n.
    any person or thing. : This is an interesting little number. You attach it to your bicycle handlebars.
  4. n.
    an act or performance; a performance specialty. : Ann did her number and left the stage.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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