haul one's ashes

present singular third person hauls one's ashes · participle present hauling one's ashes · participle past hauled one's ashes · past hauled one's ashes

1. colloquialTo move one's body; to move away, depart.

   Now ye and yore boys jest haul yore ashes and start makin' tracks back to the Yellowstone.

   1996, Matt Braun, Bloody Hand, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 222

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   "Then leave, you yeller-belly!" Luttie said. "You're paid up. Haul your ashes." "I believe I'll just do that little thing. I'm pullin' out...."

   2001, William W. Johnstone, Code of the Mountain Man, Pinnacle Books, →ISBN, page 265

   Tate uncorked a haymaker, and Starbuck ducked low, belted him in the gut.... The impact buckled Tate.... He was out cold.... "Anybody [referring to Starbuck] that can haul Sam Tate's ashes is my kinda of man...."

   2002, Matt Braun, Hangman's Creek, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, pages 91–93

   Synonyms: haul ass, skedaddle, have sex, Netflix and chill, show someone one's etchings

2. euphemisticTo have sexual intercourse.

   I still get beautiful ladies to haul my ashes when my old balls get heavy.

   2004, Iceberg Slim, Mama Black Widow, Holloway House Publishing, →ISBN, page 293

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   "George Brent has got one hell of a schlong on him," Tabitha ventures. "And how!" Lucy agrees enthusiastically. "I'd haul his ashes for him any time."

   1989, Gilbert Sorrentino, Misterioso; republished in Pack of Lies, Dalkey Archive Press, 1997, →ISBN, page 349

   Just do me a favor: if you decide to haul her ashes, don't tell Victory. He's got a crush on her, and so far she won't give him any play.

   2002, Stephen J. Cannell, The Viking Funeral, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 157

   Synonyms: discuss Uganda