rocks



rocks

1. n. ice cubes. Can I have a few rocks in my drink, please?
2. n. Xerox Inc. (Securities markets, New York Stock Exchange.) When she says, “Buy me a thousand rocks at the market,” that means she wants one thousand shares of Xerox at whatever the market price is at the moment.
3. n. money; a dollar. (Underworld.) Twenty rocks for that?
4. n. the testicles. (see also stones. Usually objectionable.) I was afraid I’d get kicked in the rocks, so I stayed back.
See also: rock

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SaskiaSAHS-kee-ah: (Dutch), ZAHS-kee-ah (German)Dutch, German
KingstonKINGZ-tənEnglish (Modern)
ZimriZIM-rie (English)Biblical
Sesto-Italian
Dariush-Persian
Kasandrakə-SAN-drə (English)English (Modern), Polish