blade

blade

1. A knife. I shuddered at the sight of blood on his blade. In a panic, I grabbed the blade and cut at the robber with it. It was self-defense, I swear! That guy was coming at us with a blade!

2. A charming, worldly, and sophisticated man. I always welcome the company of blades, and these two gents are just back from a year in Europe! Who is that blade regaling everyone with tales of his trip to the Spice Islands? I have no interest in becoming romantically entangled with a blade, thanks. I just cannot trust anyone who's that much of a charmer.

brother of the blade

obsolete Someone who is adept at using a sword, often specifically a soldier. With your meager skills, you would never survive against a real brother of the blade. Why must you always anger Theodore? You know he's a brother of the blade and would defeat you handily in a duel! He wants to become a brother of the blade, but he's not very strong, and his reflexes are terribly slow.

See also: blade, brother, of

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

blade

1. n. a knife. Bring your blade over here and cut this loose.

2. n. a young man, witty and worldly. A couple of blades from the international jet set ordered vintage wine for everyone.

3. n. a homosexual man. (From gay blade.) Some blade came over and offered to buy me a drink.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.