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    [Noun]  | "hand*ful" | \ ˈhan(d)-ˌfu̇l \


    1: as much or as many as the hand will grasp

    2: a small quantity or number

    3: as much as one can manage


    Origin: before 12th century ;

    [Noun]  | "handful" 


    1: a small number;


      * e.g., " ... only a handful of people signed up for the wintertime hike "





     [ "handful" ]

    1: the number five on a scorecard

      * e.g.,  ... "What'd you get on that last hole?" 

     [ "handful" ]

    1: the swift grabbing of another boy's pectoral muscle, the male titty. Not necessarily confined to men, but its more funny that way. Can be used in multiple contexts

      * e.g.,  ... "dude, gimme a handful!" 

     [ "handful" ]

    1: used to describe testicles of quite decent size.

      * e.g.,  ... Sarah: So, are his big, small, what? Like, golf ball sized, or ping pong balls? 

     [ "Hand in hand" ]

    1: Committed to your soulmate, no matter what, United, showing of strength, 2 as one. To have true love.

      * e.g.,  ... Sarah and Justin are the definition of true love, they walk this earth hand in hand. 

     [ "hand in hand" ]

    1: Two things being tied

      * e.g.,  ... I have three favorites they all go hand in hand. 

     [ "hand-to-hand" ]

    1: A physical exchange of drugs for money or the crime associated with this act.

      * e.g.,  ... Van $tylez: What did you get locked up for back then? 

     [ "hand to hand" ]

    1: a type of fighting or combat without weapons. The term does not preclude use of other body parts, like legs, knees, and elbows. It also doesn't require that the entire fight be stand-up combat or exclusive of ground combat, like grappling and wrestling.

      * e.g.,  ... Those two drunk fuckers got into some mean hand to hand combat back outside the bar. 

     [ "a handful" ]

    1: When someone is hard to handle

      * e.g.,  ... Gregg is such a handful 

     [ "no hands" ]

    1: performing an activity without the use of the hands

      * e.g.,  ... Why does Rover keep licking himself? 

     [ "Handful" ]

    1: A euphemism used to describe a kid who is an attention demanding jerk and allowed to behave badly wherever she goes. She wields control the over family while her parents do nothing to discourage it, in fact they may beam with pride over the behavior and even find it adorable. (See also: feisty, sparkplug, firecracker, pistol)

      * e.g.,  ... My 10-year old is such a feisty little firecracker, isn't she? She's the baby of the family and can be a real handful. 

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