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      [Idiomatic phrase]  | "plead the Fifth" 


      1: to refuse to testify against oneself in a court of law in accordance with the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution : take the fifth —often used figuratively


      Origin: 1951 ;

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       [ "plead the fifth" ]

      1: v. To decline to give self-incriminating information. Refers to the fifth amendment of the US Constitution, which states that no citizen "shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself..."

        * e.g.,  ... Joe: Bob, did you ever do drugs in high school? 

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      1: To withhold all information concerning one's actions while in a state of complete intoxication (similar to that which one would be in after consuming a fifth of liquor). Such withholding is an effort to protect one's reputation, but also could be due to the fact that the individual simply drank too much to remember what happened during the time in question.

        * e.g.,  ... Dan: "Dude, did you *seriously* hook up with Sandra last night? I thought you hated that bitch." 

       [ "plead the fifth" ]

      1: to randomly yell boobs in class with no reason

        * e.g.,  ... the teacher tells me to leave the room when i plead the fifth 

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      1: verb, to plead the fifth In a United States court case, to cite one's own Constitutional right in the Fifth Amendment to "remain silent" as a defendant, or to not be forced to testify against one's self. This is why a lawyer cannot simply force a defendant into a confession while under oath. you will look very suspicious when saying it tho

        * e.g.,  ... "Did you kill Jimmy?" 

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      1: Pleading the Fifth amendment (United States). Not saying shit, or in other words, snitching.

        * e.g.,  ... friend 1: damn you see Johnny just got picked up by the feds? 

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      1: When you have a potentially LOUD fart and you spread your butt cheeks to make it silent. Of course now it smells worse.

        * e.g.,  ... I can't wait for my spouse to leave the room, so i had to plead the fifth. 

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      1: An over used term to remove 'house of cards' charaters from a scandal debate.

        * e.g.,  ... "im going to put that governer on trial!" 

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      1: It means that your aren’t going to incriminate yourself by not saying “yes” or “no”! When you do say this phrase you are basically saying “yes you did it”, but legally they cannot say you said “yes” or “no”.

        * e.g.,  ... Judge: Mr.Parker did you purposely key your ex’s car? 

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