action
- action
1. n. excitement; activity in general; whatever is happening.
□ This place is dull. I want some action.
□ How do I find out where the action is in this town?
2. n. winnings or the booty. (See also piece (of the action).)
□ I did my share of the work, and I want my share of the action.
□ Just what did you do to earn any of the action?
3. n. sex; copulation.
□ Paul is over at Martha’s house looking for some action.
□ All those guys are just trying for a little action.
4. n. illegal activity; commerce in drugs; acts of crime. (Underworld.)
□ You want a fast buck, you get in on that action over on Fourth Street.
□ Things have been a little slow here, but there’s some action on the East Coast.
Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions.
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