Alternative form of theatregoing

plural of inside-the-park homer

simple past tense of go to the dogs

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of go to the dogs

(chiefly Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK) Alternative spelling of theater / (Canada, rarely Australia and New Zealand) A cinema; movie theatre.

(US and Scotland, colloquial) A small drink of alcoholic spirits.

(British slang) Begging, making requests for loans.

To make patterned sound sequences on bells, starting and ending on the same tone. / To run through all possible variations. / (slang, UK, 19th century and earlier) To pass counterfeit money.

Ellipsis of when the cat's away, the mice will play.

(idiomatic, rare) To wait in expectation of an occurrence.