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    [Adjective]  | "bounc*ing" | \ ˈbau̇n(t)-siŋ \


    1: lively, animated

    2: enjoying good health : robust


    Origin: circa 1563 ;

    [Verb]  | "bounce" | \ ˈbau̇n(t)s \


    1: beat, bump

    2: to cause to rebound or be reflected

    3: dismiss, fire


    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English bounsen;

    [Noun]  | "bouncing bet" | \ -ˈbet \


    1: a European perennial herb (Saponaria officinalis) of the pink family that is widely naturalized in the U.S. and has pink or white flowers and leaves which yield a detergent when bruised —called also soapwort


    Origin: circa 1818 ;

     From Bet, nickname for Elizabeth;

    [Phrasal verb]  | "bounce around" 


    1: to talk about (something, such as an idea) in an informal way in order to get different opinions about it

    [Phrasal verb]  | "bounce back" 


    1: to return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or event

    [Phrasal verb]  | "bounce into" 


    1: to force (someone) to decide to do (something) especially without having time to think about it

    [Phrasal verb]  | "bounce off" 


    1: to talk about (something, such as an idea) with (someone) in an informal way in order to get an opinion

    [Adjective]  | "bouncing" 


    1: enjoying health and vigor;


      * e.g., " ... a bouncing new baby in the family "





    2: having much high-spirited energy and movement;


      * e.g., " ... a bouncing dance routine that should be good for an aerobics class "





    [Verb]  | "bouncing" 


    1: to drive or force out;


      * e.g., " ... the bar doesn't hesitate to bounce customers for getting rowdy "





    2: to strike and fly off at an angle;


      * e.g., " ... most of my shots bounce off the rim of the basket "



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    3: to let go from office, service, or employment;


      * e.g., " ... I'll bounce you if I catch you talking that way again "



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    [Verb]  | "bounce" 


    1: to drive or force out;


      * e.g., " ... the bar doesn't hesitate to bounce customers for getting rowdy "





    2: to strike and fly off at an angle;


      * e.g., " ... most of my shots bounce off the rim of the basket "



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    3: to let go from office, service, or employment;


      * e.g., " ... I'll bounce you if I catch you talking that way again "



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    [Verb]  | "bounce (back)" 


    1: to regain a former or normal state;


      * e.g., " ... once the cleanup from the hurricane is completed, business owners are hoping that tourism quickly bounces back "



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     [ "bouncing" ]

    1: When a place is Busy or crouded

      * e.g.,  ... "The traffic on Gower Road was Bouncing this morning"  

     [ "bounce bounce" ]

    1: As in the individual bounce of each ta ta or have two boobies simultaneously bounce in da err

      * e.g.,  ...  I went to the club last night and boy there was bounce bounce. 

     [ "bounce" ]

    1: to leave and go do something better, go somewhere else.

      * e.g.,  ... Lets bounce outta here. 

     [ "Bounce" ]

    1: (Verb) To abscon; split; flee from persecution and/or prosecution.

      * e.g.,  ... "They told Nikki that he must turn himself in for not following the proper protocol of his release from jail which called for an undetermined amount of drug piss tests weekly that he was supposed to pay for. The judge, the court, damn near everybody making bank there but Nikki, and that mutha fucka ain't had a steady job in years. Y'know Nikki wasn't about none of that fucking bullshit so he decided to bounce on em, so he split and disappeared, went off the radar. Yeah, 'Fuck The Police' is what he said. 

     [ "bounce" ]

    1: v. to exit a location/situation. The letter "z" is often added to make the term even more ghettofied.

      * e.g.,  ... "Aight, this shit is whack, I'mma bizounce. 

     [ "on the bounce" ]

    1: A military term used by Robert A. Heinlein in his first-rate novel Starship Troopers, it is synonymous with the more commonly used phrases of on the ball and on your toes. In other terms, it means being in a state of readiness and awareness, and usually involves thinking one step ahead.

      * e.g.,  ... Sarge was really cracking down this week, so our squad had to be on the bounce 24/ 

     [ "bounce" ]

    1: ) To depart.

      * e.g.,  ... ) I am getting a bit tired of this party, let's bounce. 


     [ "bounce" ]

    2: ) To have an air of style, fashion, progressiveness, coolness, hipness, spunk, and moxy.

      * e.g.,  ... ) 

     [ "bounce" ]

    1: to leave or exit; bouncin - the act of leaving or exiting.

      * e.g.,  ... "It's late, I'm gonna bounce." 

     [ "Bounced" ]

    1: The moment when you are kicked out of a nightclub by bouncers

      * e.g.,  ... "oh man, I was so drunk at the club last night. I got bounced and had to get a taxi home" 

     [ "Bounce" ]

    1: To depart a location/ situation shortly after ariving the way a ball bounces and does not stay long on the ground .

      * e.g.,  ... I hate this party, let's bounce. 

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