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paint definition


  1. n.
    a tattoo. (The same as ink sense 3.) : When dya get the new paint?
  2. n.
    tattoos in general; the amount of tattooing on someone's body. (The same as ink sense 4.) : He's got paint covering his back!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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paint the town (red) definition


  1. tv.
    to go out and celebrate; to go on a drinking bout; to get drunk. : They were out painting the town red last night.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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paint the town red

Go on a spree, as in Whenever they go to New York they want to paint the town red. The precise allusion of this term is disputed. Some believe it refers to setting something on fire; others point to a vague association of the color red with violence. [Late 1800s]

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