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(1) - Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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(1) - { take the plunge } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiomatic phrase] | "take the plunge"
1: to do or undertake something especially after a period of hesitation or uncertainty
Origin: 1840 ;
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(3) - { take } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Verb] | "take"
1: to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms;
* e.g., " ... take my hand, or we'll get separated in this crowd "
2: to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly;
* e.g., " ... will you take that call? "
3: to become affected with (a disease or disorder);
* e.g., " ... if you don't cover your head in this weather, you'll take cold and be stuck inside all weekend "
Synonyms :
get,
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# 1 - { to take the plunge:4690231 }
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[ "to take the plunge" ]
1: to take the plunge. verb.
a phrase describing voluntarily trying something for the first time. Often used for experimenting with a particular substance for the first time, like alcohol or an unfamiliar drug. Also includes losing of virginity or some kind of adrenal exercise, like base jumping or skydiving. The phrase illustrates an act of either admirable courage or reckless stupidity. The context may vary.
* e.g., ... 1) Ah, we can always trust Ross to take the plunge first in the group.
2) Come on, the water is deep enough. Go on, take the plunge
3) Lads, you know how I never said I'd get into the hard stuff? Well... I took the plunge and moved onto kets.
# 2 - { Taking a plunge:12473943 }
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[ "Taking a plunge" ]
1: taking a big spicy douce that u need to get ready to take a plunge
* e.g., ... Excuse me man I have a double spicy beef burrito and soon I'm taking a plunge
# 3 - { Taking a plunge:13053666 }
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[ "Taking a plunge" ]
1: Term used to reference, in vague manner, a sex act that would be better left to the imagination. Used in similar fashion as yada yada yada, or another sex act, the “Z.J.”
* e.g., ... Person 1: “I went to Steve and Leslie’s house and accidentally walked in on them taking a plunge...”
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