Bounce

Bounce

1. To leave

I'm bored. Let's bounce.

2. To behave aggressively. The word has been used in this sense by London teenagers since the 1990s, but bounce denoting swagger dates from the late 17th century.

Look at that plum bouncing.

3. (n) the bounce

3a. the sack (from one's job) or a rejection (by a sweetheart). A later version of 'the boot'.

3b. one's fate, an inevitable result. Usually in expressions of resignation, such as 'that's the bounce'.

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