English Explanatory Dictionary

for one's foams

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Totally or in humiliating fashion, in the context of being wronged or defeated.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-for one's foams.wav

Word forms

for one's foams

Etymology

Referring to being mugged or killed for one's sneakers, also used in image macros of mortally wounded fictional characters, notably Uncle Ben in the film Spider-Man (2002) with the phrase "They got me for my foams".

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