scare the hoes

verb

To repel women.

“Every time Alexandra tries to convince the electorate to institute a modest reform, Roberta scares the hoes by suggesting a more ambitious, complicated version of that reform.”

Meanings

verbscare the hoes (third-person singular simple present scares the hoes, present participle scaring the hoes, simple past and past participle scared the hoes)

present singular third person scares the hoes · participle present scaring the hoes · participle past scared the hoes · past scared the hoes

  1. InternetderogatoryvulgarliteralTo repel women.
  2. InternetderogatoryfigurativelyvulgarTo act in a manner that alienates a valuable subsection of a group activity's participants who have less tolerance for aggressive, unusual, or extreme behavior.

    Every time Alexandra tries to convince the electorate to institute a modest reform, Roberta scares the hoes by suggesting a more ambitious, complicated version of that reform.

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