(US, military, idiomatic, sometimes humorous) Used by senior enlisted military personnel to indicate that they are not commissioned officers.

(organic chemistry) The nucleophile in a Michael reaction.

(chiefly upper Midwest US, informal) Used as a rhetorical question to confirm agreement, knowing or understanding at the end of a statement.

To make no attempt to do something guarantees failure, so you should always try.

(US, Southern, idiomatic) An expression of disapproval or disbelief.

Synonym of you don't dip your pen in company ink

Synonym of you don't dip your pen in company ink

past participle of do the handsome thing

(slang) Wearing no clothes below the waist.

A directive given in times of urgency to act quickly and without hesitation.