Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A coded warning used by men to alert each other that female guests ("ducks") are present ("on the pond"), so that for politeness they should moderate their language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Members of a batting order who are on base; baserunners.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
There are customers arriving on the car lot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Qualifier: Car Sales
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
* (coded warning): Originally used in shearing sheds; later extended to other normally all-male environments, such as some pubs.
