Definition of "genuflect" []

• To bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor or ground, as in worship. (verb-intransitive)
• To be servilely respectful or deferential; grovel. (verb-intransitive)

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• "I'm shocked, SHOCKED … dgardner @TonyClement_MP: There are options between "genuflect" and "dismiss with extreme prejudice.""
• "Maybe it's a stretch, but I think it's a take off of the word "genuflect," which means to go down on your knees."
• ""genuflect," but it doesn't matter, because it's hot girls with large breasts and wearing tight clothing fighting a giant mutated frog!"