short-arm

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• short-arm — «SHRT AHRM», adjective. = short armed. (Cf. ↑short armed) * * * adj. denoting a blow or throw executed with the arm not fully extended or with motion from the elbow only …   Useful english dictionary

• short arm — n the penis. A euphemism heard espe cially in the armed services; short arm is an archaic variation of small arm in the sense of a handgun. Arm also reflects the common notion of the penis as a limb. Short arm inspection was the medical… …   Contemporary slang

• short arm — See long and short arm suspension …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Short arm of a chromosome — The short arm of a human chromosome is symbolized by convention as p . The p comes from the French petit meaning small. All human chromosomes have 2 arms, the p (short) arm and the q (long) arm. They are separated from each other only by a… …   Medical dictionary

• short-arm parade — /ˌʃɔt am pəˈreɪd/ (say .shawt ahm puh rayd) noun Colloquial (in an establishment of the armed forces) a parade called for the medical inspection of the men s genitals. Also, short arm inspection. {military slang by analogy with a parade… …  

• short-arm inspection —    an examination for venereal disease among men    Punning on the regular small arms inspection of rifles etc. and on the short arm, the penis. Army jargon …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• short arm suspension — See long and short arm suspension …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• short arm inspection — noun also short arm : an examination of the penis for venereal disease or other abnormal condition …   Useful english dictionary

• short-arm — adjective denoting a blow or throw executed with the arm not fully extended or with motion from the elbow only …   English new terms dictionary

• short arm — /ʃɔt ˈam/ (say shawt ahm) noun Colloquial → penis. {short + arm2} …  

• Short arm — penis …   Dictionary of Australian slang