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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