Aug 7, 2017 · Many assumed that the phrase shoot one’s wad is based on a sexual meaning: to ejaculate. But as one of Weixel’s colleagues at the Hill soon reported, the expression has had a long non-sexual...

Apr 28, 2022 · The wad is a piece of paper put in the muzzle along with the projectile and gun powder. If the shooter is too hasty -- say in a tense battle -- they may not include the projectile.

Jun 2, 2024 · shoot one 's wad (third-person singular simple present shoots one's wad, present participle shooting one's wad, simple past and past participle shot one's wad) To expend all of one's resources or efforts; to express all the arguments or ideas which one has.

Aug 8, 2017 · Wait a minute… “Shot their wad.” What does this phrase mean? If you’re under the age of 83, you may recognize it as a euphemism for male orgasm — fitting, given the GOP’s fragile masculinity — and a quick porn search confirms this …

Sep 19, 2004 · Where does the phrase “shoot a wad” come from? A.: It’s from the 1920s. Originally it meant “to bet everything,” with shoot meaning “to give or pay” and wad meaning …

If someone shoots their wad, they use all their effort or money for something, so that they have no energy or money left. He gave the impression of a man who shot his wad too early, and was left with only a reputation and some memories. The team seems to …

Jan 23, 2007 · "Shot my wad” does have an obscene meaning, which Buck won't go into, but it also has an innocent meaning: "I've done all I can do.” Buck's opinion is that the expression originated in the era of muzzle-loading guns, which used wads of paper or felt to separate the powder charge from the bullet or shot.

Dec 29, 2024 · The idiom "blow your wad" originated from the game of Poker, particularly in the early 20th century. In poker, players would use a wad of money or chips as their stake in the game.

Shoot one’s load/wad. These slang expressions for ejaculate date from the 19th century and derive from shooting muzzle-loading firearms where loads and wadding were often fired without the ramming down of a musket ball, in which case only the wad or load was shot out.

1. slang To lose or spend all of one's money. My Las Vegas trip was short lived—I shot my wad at the poker table in the first two hours! Here's $20 for the weekend, don't shoot your whole wad tonight. 2. vulgar slang Of a male, to ejaculate semen during an orgasm. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.