"shake hands with the unemployed" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-shake hands with the unemployed.ogg Forms: shakes hands with the unemployed [present, singular, third-person], shaking hands with the unemployed [participle, present], shook hands with the unemployed [past], shaken hands with the unemployed [participle, past]
Etymology: An oblique reference to the usual 'employment' of the penis in sex, masturbation, or urination. In reference to masturbation, sometimes credited to American comedian George Carlin. Head templates: {{en-verb|shake<,,shook,shaken> hands with the unemployed}} shake hands with the unemployed (third-person singular simple present shakes hands with the unemployed, present participle shaking hands with the unemployed, simple past shook hands with the unemployed, past participle shaken hands with the unemployed)
  1. (euphemistic slang, of men) To urinate. Tags: euphemistic, slang Categories (topical): Bodily functions
    Sense id: en-shake_hands_with_the_unemployed-en-verb-u~WFOiiv Disambiguation of Bodily functions: 57 43 Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (euphemistic slang, of men) To masturbate. Tags: euphemistic, slang Categories (topical): Sex Synonyms (masturbation): masturbate
    Sense id: en-shake_hands_with_the_unemployed-en-verb-~E9p9hIT Disambiguation of Sex: 0 100 Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'masturbation': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (urination): urinate
Disambiguation of 'urination': 0 0
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