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  • noun Falling from a climb by losing hold on one side of the body and swinging sideways like a door.

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  • Euphemism for a the fly of one's pants. Commonly used to tell someone that their fly is unzipped: "Your barn door is open."

    Also, as the cliche goes, what one closes once the horse is already out.

    October 27, 2008