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war chest

Language; Slang

A political campaign fund. * They say the Vice President has over one million dollars in his war chest. * When the war chest gave out, the candidate dropped out of the race.

war paint

Language; Slang

A woman’s makeup. * She’ll be ready when she gets on her war paint. * She doesn’t look half bad without war paint.

An area where things get rough; a tough neighborhood. * Unfortunately our offices are in a war zone, and we have to be on the way home before dark. * The drug dealers and the gangs have turned many ...

warhorse

Language; Slang

A tough old thing, person, or idea. * The conductor loves to have us play that old warhorse as an encore. * What time does the old warhorse’s train get in, and how long is she staying this time?

warm body

Language; Slang

Just anyone who can be counted on to stay alive. * See if you can get a couple of warm bodies to stand at the door and hand out programs. * You mean among all these warm bodies nobody knows calculus?

washboard abs

Language; Slang

Heavily marked abdominal muscles, divided into six equal sections. * If I work out hard enough I can build those washboard abs.

washout

Language; Slang

A failure; a fiasco. * The whole project was a washout. A lost cause from beginning to end. * I am beginning to think that Sally’s specialty is washouts.