Rural Dictionary

Barrel

Can you fill the barrels with wine, it's perfect timing!

by 404 Name Not Found November 22, 2018

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A phrase taken from a popular joke. To say someone is "in the barrel" or "taking a turn in the barrel" means it's their turn to do an unpleasant task or to suffer an unpleasant experience. The joke is as follows:

A sailor on a Navy ship had been out to sea for weeks, and was beginning to go through sex withdrawals. Fed up with the lack of sex, he asked one of his shipmates what he did when the pressure was too much to take.

"Well, there's a barrel with a hole in it near the mop storage. When it gets to be too much for us, we use that."

So the sailor went over to the barrel and decided to give it a go. Finding it was better than he'd expected, he began using it regularly, and his problems seemed to vanish.

After a couple of weeks, his commanding officer began to take notice, and said, "You seem to be a lot more relaxed. What's your secret?"

The sailor, embarrassed to give a straight answer, simply said he'd been getting better rest.

"Well good, sailor. You're going to need it," replied the officer. "Today's your turn in the barrel."

by Talmanes December 10, 2004

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barrelled

west coast beach slang, getting a sick tube ride.

whoa! mario just got barrelled for five seconds on that wave!

by sandspit October 8, 2007

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barreled in

a common term using in gambling whereas a person has lost so much in gambling that his is forced to wear a barrel.

a term to describe a person is broke due to excessive compulsive gambling.

term is can be used in a comical or a derogatory way to describe a degenerate gambler.

term is originated by jjgold on sbrforum. a power poster at a gambling forum.

Tony was way over his head betting his entire bankroll on the Celtics, now he is barreled in.

Pat keep chasing with favorites, now he is barreled in.

by picoman March 30, 2009

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