Beats
Beats noun - A United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop).
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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When Lou finally snaps and beats up Blaine it's an obvious (shot-for-shot and punch-for-punch) reference to a similar scene in A Christmas Story.
Source: Film / Hot Tub Time Machine -
Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, has a crush on a local do-gooder, but his arch-nemesis hero beats him to the punch.
Source: Villainous Crush -
After a year of pining for Robin, Barney's about to confess his feelings when she beats him to the punch.
Source: The "I Love You" Stigma
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