Definition of dry as a nun's nasty

dry as a nun's nasty

adjective

• to be very thirsty, especially for beer. Australian.

  Jeez, I'm as dry as a nun's nasty!

  Last edited on Aug 13 2013. Submitted by Dick Wright-Upham from Wellington, New Zealand on Jan 02 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'a':
a	Definitions include: amphetamine.
A-1	Definitions include: the best.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
a bit much	Definitions include: excessive.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
a boat	Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat".
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a couple three	Definitions include: an unspecified small number.
act a fool	Definitions include: to play around.
a dime a dozen	Definitions include: very common.
a dog with two d*cks	Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
a dollar three eighty	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
a dollar three eightyfive	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
adopt a tree	Definitions include: to collide with a tree.
a face that only a mother could love	Definitions include: an ugly face.
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Other terms relating to 'as':
AFAICS	Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I can see".
AFAICT	Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I can tell".
AFAIK	Definitions include: acronym of "as far as I know."
AFAIU	Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I understand".
AFAIUI	Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I understand it".
AKA	Definitions include: acronym of "Also Known As."
ASAHP	Definitions include: acronym for "as soon as humanly possible".
as all get-out	Definitions include: very; really; extremely.
as all hell	Definitions include: to a great extent.
as a mug	Definitions include: The term "mug" is used for comparison.
ASAP	Definitions include: acronym for "as soon as possible".
as balls	Definitions include: very.
as cheese	Definitions include: very; really; extremely.
as f*ck	Definitions include: an intensifier.
as f*cked up as a football bat	Definitions include: 1. To be highly intoxicated on drugs and/or alcohol
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Other terms relating to 'dry':
bleed dry	Definitions include: to take all of a person's money.
cut and dried	Definitions include: a clear matter.
drier than a popcorned fart	Definitions include: uncommon variant of "drier than a popcorn fart".
drier than a popcorn fart	Definitions include: See popcorn fart.
dry	Definitions include: to be devoid of people.
dry as a dead dingo's donger	Definitions include: to be very thirsty (especially for a beer).
dry dock	Definitions include: A condition occurring when a single feces of such extreme length that it begins at drain trap and extends above water line and rests on porcelain surface of toilet bowl.
dry f*ck	Definitions include: of two people, to grind their genitals together, while still wearing bottom-wear.
dry heave	Definitions include: to attempt to vomit, but to expel no liquid.
dry hump	Definitions include: to simulate sex activity, without the removal of clothes.
dry run	Definitions include: a practice attempt, without performing the actual action.
dry sex	Definitions include: simulated sex, without the removal of clothes.
it's gonna itch when it dries	Definitions include: a fart with unexpected anal discharge.
leave high and dry	Definitions include: to abandon a person, without them having proper resources.
like watching paint dry	Definitions include: extremely boring.
Other terms relating to 'nasty':
bag nasty	Definitions include: noun, means a sack lunch.
bump nasties	Definitions include: To have sex.
do the nasty	Definitions include: to have sexual intercourse.
freak nasty	Definitions include: freaky + nasty.
green apple nasties	Definitions include: diarrhea.
ho-nasty	Definitions include: rotund women that insist on wearing tight crop tops and low riders.
nasty	Definitions include: really bad, disgusting.
nasty-*ss	Definitions include: very nasty.
shook nasty	Definitions include: Extremely disturbed or upset

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