(slang, vulgar) To have complete control over someone, especially of a woman abusing a man's infatuation with her.
(slang, vulgar) To have complete control over someone, especially of a woman abusing a man's infatuation with her.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(slang, vulgar, idiomatic) To exercise total control over someone; to be in a position to threaten or extort someone.
(slang, vulgar, transitive) To leave (a person, usually a man) sexually frustrated by denying them an orgasm or abruptly ending sexual contact.
(uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.
(by extension, idiomatic, transitive) To lead someone on or tease them with the promise of something desirable without actually delivering it, causing them to feel frustrated and unsatisfied.
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(chiefly, British, vulgar, slang) To engage in a lot of activity with many unwanted or unnecessary details.