a spade, either as a suit of cards or in the offensive slang sense of a black person UK, 1992.
2
poor quality heroin. Often shortened to 'lemon' US, 1957
2.verb
in poolroom betting, to miss a shot or lose a game intentionally US, 1967
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when life gives you lemons, make lemonade
Focus on the good in a bad situation and take action accordingly. While I was devastated to lose my job, being unemployed gave me the time to finally go back to school. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, right?