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    [Verb]  | "skirmish" 


    1: to engage in a skirmish

    2: to search about (as for supplies) : scout around


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Noun]  | "skir*mish" | \ ˈskər-mish \


    1: a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements

    2: a brisk preliminary verbal conflict

    3: a minor dispute or contest between opposing parties


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English skyrmissh, alteration (influenced by Anglo-French eskermir to fence (with swords), protect, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German scirmen to protect, scirm shield) of skarmuch, from Anglo-French escarmuche, from Old Italian scaramuccia{mat|screen|};

    [Verb]  | "skirmish (with)" 


    1: to oppose (someone) in physical conflict;


      * e.g., " ... for years the Apache leader had been skirmishing with the Mexicans, who were responsible for his nickname, Geronimo "



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    [Noun]  | "skirmishes" 


    1: a brief clash between enemies or rivals;


      * e.g., " ... the candidates' first debate was only a skirmish in a very long campaign "



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    2: a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups;


      * e.g., " ... throughout the week of the convention, police engaged in skirmishes with some of the demonstrators "



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    [Noun]  | "skirmish" 


    1: a brief clash between enemies or rivals;


      * e.g., " ... the candidates' first debate was only a skirmish in a very long campaign "



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    2: a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups;


      * e.g., " ... throughout the week of the convention, police engaged in skirmishes with some of the demonstrators "



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     [ "skirmishes" ]

    1:  anything you can't explain

      * e.g.,  ... eg. my boyfriend and i were doing skirmishes when my dad walked into the room. i hate it when girls act like that, their skirmishes and all...(implying whatever they did is annoying) whenever i try to speak to you then you are doing skirmishes 


     [ "skirmishes" ]

    2:  making out


     [ "skirmishes" ]

    3:  funny behaviour or attitude

     [ "Skirmish" ]

    1: Small fight or quick one.

      * e.g.,  ... 1- "They're lucky, it was a skirmish before the principle could see them". 

     [ "Skirmish" ]

    1: A gathering or social occasion, particularly a night out with friends with an unwritten agreement that the scope of the occasion’s festivities will be limited thereby leaving the participants able to function with a reasonable amount of alacrity in the morning. Mostly commonly used for midweek drinking and people’s whose lifestyle involves constant weekly partying.

      * e.g.,  ... John rang up to enquire if Jenny was coming out clubbing tonight. 

     [ "Skirmish" ]

    1: The art of tickling a males balls or gooch.

      * e.g.,  ... Sarah was asked for a skirmish by her boyfriend Daniel reached out and skirmished the man sitting next to him. Rebecca was late to her first skirmishing class. 

     [ "skirmish" ]

    1: The most beneficial "team building" sport for SSC operations staff.

     [ "Skirmish" ]

    1: Skirmishing is a good natured game of getting fucked up out of your mind using items like Axe Choclate and Listerine spray. WARNING: This shit might kill you... (This is Insane shit) Spray a plentiful amount of AXE Dark Temptations or AXE Chocolate as it is otherwise known as, into one region of your shirt and then sniff it out of your shirt untill your nostrils start burning like the Devils Cock in Death Valley.

      * e.g.,  ... I had a shitload of bruises after skirmishing with Brian last night. A skirmishing person might say: "Why the fuck are there whales jumping over rainbows right now?" 


     [ "Skirmish" ]

    2:  Once your mildly high start running around the room saying things like "I'm walking on sunshine" or "Woah, Whales are swimming on the fucking rainbow."


     [ "Skirmish" ]

    3:  Once you do step #2 for a minute or two one of your semi-high friends will be convinced that spraying a shitload of putrid tasting listerine pocket mist down your fucking throught and into your eyeballs, possibly damaging your cornia, will rid you of the highness, Fortunatley this just makes you even more high. After semi-high particepent douses your eyes and throught with an ass load of listerine both of your Skirmish Buddies will beat the fucking shit out of you with hard ass pillows until your ass is covered in scars and your penis has folded inside out. by the end of this sequence you will be high as shit. This can get you so high it can kill you.

     [ "Cyber skirmish" ]

    1: a romantic liason conducted mainly through various internet sites (such as Facebook, Skype, Beebo) which culminates in a one night or series of one night stands

      * e.g.,  ... Sarah thought she had a relationship with Dave after so much Facebook activity but on reflection she concluded that it has been a series of cyber skirmishes 

     [ "Skirmish Frogs" ]

    1: A variation of the Battle Toads meme.

      * e.g.,  ... Person A: Screw this, I'm posting at Skirmish Frogs instead! 


     [ "Skirmish Frogs" ]

    2: Also a site, http://skirmishfrogs.com , branched off from a site of a similar name created by Gaians getting mad at the non-Gaias making fun of them. About 3 people go here on a daily basis.

      * e.g.,  ... Person B: Have fun talking to the same 2 other people every day. 

     [ "Cognitive Skirmisher" ]

    1: An epithet used to describe brainy and overly aggressive folks who enjoy acquiring knowledge at the expense of others' mental fatigue. Cognitive - of or relating to acquiring knowledge

      * e.g.,  ... "The dinner party last night was fun except for that Cognitive Skirmisher who bludgeoned my brain whilst he figured out his stance on Scottish secession." 


     [ "Cognitive Skirmisher" ]

    2: Skirmisher - soldiers whose purpose is to harass the enemy

     [ "Baltimore Skirmish" ]

    1: While receiving oral sex, the person performing suddenly stuffs a large dildo(or other similarly shaped object) into the anus of the person receiving without their knowledge. If the receiver requests this action, it's then referred to as a Cincinnati Skirmish.

      * e.g.,  ... Sarah left Rich because he tried to perform a Baltimore Skirmish. 

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