Feb 15, 2005 20:02
19 yrs ago
English term
cover first base
Non-PRO
English
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Linguistics
This thing right here is known as a joggling board. It’s actually an old method of courtship, as you see right here as we bounce our legs… We’d ultimately bounce right here towards the middle. It’s kind of a polite way to, you know, cover first base I guess you would say.
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| 4 +6 | ...kissing :-) |
Elena Petelos
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| 5 | the first/initial step |
bigedsenior
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| 4 | go over the basics |
Johan Venter
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+6
6 mins
Elena Petelos
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Medical, Legal, Technical
Native in: Greek
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, French to English, and 3 more.
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...kissing :-)
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls... board. Young couples used to start out bouncing at either ends of the
board and would slowly make their way into the middle of the board for a kiss. ...
www.fineliving.com/fine/found_in_america/ article/0,1663,FINE_2676_1982006,00.html
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Young couples used to start out bouncing at either ends of the board and would slowly make their way into the middle of the board for a kiss. Then they would bounce back outward and start the whole process over again....
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Note added at 12 mins (2005-02-15 20:15:17 GMT)
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http://tinyurl.com/6rcpn
board and would slowly make their way into the middle of the board for a kiss. ...
www.fineliving.com/fine/found_in_america/ article/0,1663,FINE_2676_1982006,00.html
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Note added at 9 mins (2005-02-15 20:11:47 GMT)
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Young couples used to start out bouncing at either ends of the board and would slowly make their way into the middle of the board for a kiss. Then they would bounce back outward and start the whole process over again....
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Note added at 12 mins (2005-02-15 20:15:17 GMT)
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http://tinyurl.com/6rcpn
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much! :)"
4 mins
go over the basics
go over the basics
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-02-15 20:09:29 GMT)
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Or even \"getting all the formalities over and done with\"
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-02-15 20:09:29 GMT)
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Or even \"getting all the formalities over and done with\"
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Will Matter
: Actually, it's a somewhat sophomoric, euphemistic, teen-aged, angst-ridden way of describing the various physical stages of a relationship, it uses baseball terminology asa metaphor. 1st, 2nd, 3rd base, etc. see below.
3 hrs
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3 hrs
the first/initial step
...which leads to the 2nd, 3rd and home(final), or whatever goal is in mind. (Baseball terminology)
"Cover" is not appropriate, it should be "make it to first base".
"Cover" is not appropriate, it should be "make it to first base".
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