shake hands with the unemployed
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English
55
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
4
Syllables
16
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "An older man made this remark when he left the bar to urinate: "Well, I'll go back and shake hands with the unemployed." Since he was heading for the men's room I didn't get the significance of this statement for a minute or so; it was, of course, a reference to sexual inactivity."
- "Why did the preppie boy make a great social worker? He had a lot of practice shaking hands with the unemployed."
Etymology
An oblique reference to the usual 'employment' of the penis in sex, masturbation, or urination. In reference to masturbation, sometimes credited to American comedian George Carlin.
Usage
Inflected Forms
shakes hands with the unemployed (present, singular)
shaking hands with the unemployed (participle, present)
shook hands with the unemployed (past)
shaken hands with the unemployed (participle, past)