" stonewall "

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1: v. To doggedly block someone's progress. Originally derived from the nickname a Confederate general "Stonewall" Jackson obtained at the battle of Bull Run (1st or second, i don't recall). The troops said his men were holding back the Union army like a stone wall. Hence Stonewall Jackson. So to stonewall means to delay and generally block someone.

  * e.g.,  ... I tried to file my claim, but the insurance agent kept stonewalling. 

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1: v. the act of a group of guys sitting around a table and a girl beneath the table giving one of the guys head. The guys then have to guess which one is getting head while all keep a straight face.

  * e.g.,  ... The seniors and the one freshman decided to play stonewall, aka the most fun game known to man. 

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1: v. When you're texting/messaging someone and he or she suddenly stops replying mid-conversation without any warning. Generally a tactic used by girls to make themselves appear more elusive and desirous to the guys she is texting/messaging. The goal would be for the party who is building the stonewall to gain a better idea of how interested the stonewalled party is in him/her. The idea being that the person is putting up a "stone wall" and impeding your progress in the conversation, and as you cannot see over the side of the wall, you have no idea why it is there. If you try to "climb the wall" to figure it out, then the other party will know your level of interest.

  * e.g.,  ... Bro 1: "Yo, how's Wendy?" 

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1: 1) "Stonewall" Jackson

  * e.g.,  ... 1)Stonewall Jackson was known for military ability. 

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2: 2) Formerly a mafia-run gay bar the is famous for the riots that took place in 196

  * e.g.,  ... 2)The Stonewall really wasn't the greatest place unless you didn't mind the mafia. 

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3: 3) Short for the Stonewall riots, which occured in 1969 and helped to shape the modern GLBT rights movement.

  * e.g.,  ... 3)Stonewall helped the gays rights movement get recognized. 

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1: When you have a one-night stand with a girl, then a week later, pass her on the street and she completely ignores you, despite promising that she would call you back.

  * e.g.,  ... Man, I got stonewalled by this chick at a party tonight 

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1: When someone acts as if a statement is a truth, when it is in fact completely made up.

  * e.g.,  ... Friend 1: Hey, that's the Stonewall Jackson statue. Friend 2 & 3: Yeah, yeah it is. (Upon viewing said statue, it is actually George Washington) 

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1: A thing that is very tough or durable Second meaning: A brilliant leader or commander that shows tactical genius Third meaning Once you've lost so bad it is called a stonewall Loss or pretiosi cladem which is latin for costly loss

  * e.g.,  ... What a stonewall: Remarking signs of a stonewall : 

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1: In a video game (i.e. Halo), it is When your chieffing character becomes lodged betwixt an immovable object which impedes his progress and causes much verbal exclamations and results in the death of your character and then people call you a fag and tell you to eat a load of man zinc.

  * e.g.,  ... Gosh, Idiot! Get your chief out of my way you stonewaller. Your causing me to eat zinc and become queer as folk. 

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1: Stonewall Jackson refers to a large penis, specifically that of one Nick Green

  * e.g.,  ... Stonewall wants to come out for some fresh air 

 [ "Stonewall Effect" ]

1: When members of a marginalized community with a reputation for not defending itself actually defend themselves in a way that sparks not only immediate resistance, but also a long-term movement for equality. Derived from the Stonewall Riots of June, 1969, which are generally regarded as a turning point in the history of LGBT civil rights activism throughout the world.

  * e.g.,  ... When the kids from the Glee Club gave the guys from the football team a sound thrashing, it triggered a stonewall effect throughout the school, and nothing was ever the same again.