Split-tail

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A California fish (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) of the carp family.
  2. 2
    The pintail duck.
  3. 3
    A woman. US, offensive, possibly, slang

    "I have encountered officers who believe a woman got a better assignment or somehow "got over" because of her sex. It's a shock to their egos that some "split-tail"—yes, I've had that original thrown my way—could possibly be more talented."

Example

More examples

"I have encountered officers who believe a woman got a better assignment or somehow "got over" because of her sex. It's a shock to their egos that some "split-tail"—yes, I've had that original thrown my way—could possibly be more talented."

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