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    [Verb]  | "soft-land" | \ ˈsȯf(t)-ˈland \


    1: to cause to make a soft landing on a celestial body (such as the moon)

    2: to make a soft landing


    Origin: 1958 ;

     Back-formation from soft landing;

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     [ "Soft Landing" ]

    1: The last drink of the night. Synonym: night cap

      * e.g.,  ... Pour me a soft landing before I go to bed. 

     [ "soft landing" ]

    1: Laying a carpet of toilet paper over the surface of the toilet water before taking a dump so it does not splash.

      * e.g.,  ... I knew my boss was in the next cubicle so I had to make it a soft landing. 

     [ "Soft landing" ]

    1: To have a means of coming down from intoxication that results in fewer adverse effects. A soft landing usually involves either having a reduced intake of the substance used or using an alternative to reduce the impact of coming down from that substance. In addiction this is hard to achieve.

      * e.g.,  ... John used a 6 pack of beer to have a soft landing after his heavy weekend of partying. 

     [ "Soft landing" ]

    1: To dump someone in a gentle "it's not you" way.

      * e.g.,  ... I started dating this new woman. Don't you have two other girlfriends already? Yeah, but I gave them a soft landing. I told them I won't have enough time for them anymore. 

     [ "Hangzhou Soft Landing" ]

    1: To throw your enemies from a significant height - not unto a hard surface, but rather a soft one so that their bodies are broken and they live the rest of their lives in misery.

      * e.g.,  ... Peter has taken the scheme too far. He is at risk of receiving a Hangzhou soft landing 

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