stud

stud
[stad]
1. n. a male horse used for breeding purposes. (Not slang.)
□ Last spring, we rented out all our studs and made some money.
□ The mare kicked the stud and put us all out of business for a while.
2. n. a human male viewed as very successful with women. (Parallel to sense 1.)
□ Fred thinks he is a real stud.
□ Man, look at that stud over there. Think he’s going steady with anyone?

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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Synonyms:
, , / (for ornament), / (for a shirt-bosom)


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