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bitch session
rude slang A period of complaining or griping about something. If you leave dishes out again, it will definitely lead to another bitch session with Marjorie—she's not happy unless everything is perfectly put away.
bull session
Any informal, spontaneous, and lengthy conversation or discussion among a group of people, especially men. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. My co-workers and I like to have bull sessions in the restaurant after we close for the night.
in session
Currently gathered and in the process of conferring about or working on some thing. Hey, no one is allowed in there while the meeting is in session! I haven't been able to talk to the lawyer yet because court is still in session.
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jam session
1. slang An informal or impromptu gathering of musicians in which they play unrehearsed or improvised music together. I love this bar. A lot of talented musicians hang out here having jam sessions nearly every night of the week. Let's just have a little jam session and see if we've got the chemistry to make a record!
2. slang By extension, an informal or impromptu discussion or debate. The boss said he wanted to have a jam session with everyone to get to the bottom of the recent production problems. Toward the end of dinner, we all just started into a really wild jam session about the nature of consciousness and reality itself.
rap session
A conversation or discussion between two or more people. The principal said she wanted to have a quick rap session with me about my plans after high school. I'd love to hear your ideas, Jared. Come into my office later for a quick rap session.
rump session
A smaller conference or meeting that occurs after a larger one. As usual, there will be a rump session in the evening following the cyber-security conference that addresses concerns specific to small-business owners. The top brass all got together for a rump session after the AGM to discuss how best to steer the company moving forward.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
in session
[of a court, congress, or other organization] operating or functioning. Use of cameras is forbidden while the meeting is in session. The spectators must remain quiet while court is in session.
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jam session
an informal session where musicians play together. Andy and Nick had a jam session last night and kept all the neighbors awake.
rump session
a meeting held after a larger meeting. A rump session continued after the meeting was adjourned. A lot of business was conducted in the rump session.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
bull session
An informal discussion, as in College students love late-night bull sessions about anything and everything, from professors to poetry to politics . This expression originally referred to an exchange of opinions and anecdotes, including stories of sexual prowess, by men, and then came to be used more broadly. [Slang; c. 1915]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
bitch session
n. a session of complaining; an informal gripe session. (see also bitch. Usually objectionable.) We were just having a bitch session. Come on in.
bull session
n. a session of casual conversation. The gals were sitting around enjoying a bull session.
rap session
n. an informal conversation session. The kids settled down for a long rap session.
session
1. n. a drinking bout. He was just sobering up from a session with the bottle.
2. n. a marijuana-smoking session; time spent on a drug high. (Collegiate.) What a fine session that was!
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
bull session
An informal discussion. A bull session was originally a late-night college men's dormitory conversation with a wide range of topics—politics, sex, sports, sex, religion, sex . . . The word “bull,” which meant something boastful or outlandish, came from—no surprise here—“bullshit.”
Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price Copyright © 2011 by Steven D. Price