shoot one's load

shoot one's load (third-person singular simple present shoots one's load, present participle shooting one's load, simple past and past participle shot one's load)

1. (idiomatic, vulgar) To ejaculate; to cum.
   • 2001, Penthouse Magazine, Letters to Penthouse XII: It Just Gets Hotter, link

     I grab her tighter and shoot my load in her bum.

   • 2005, Sean Wolfe, Close Contact, 343

     I knew what that meant, and was ready to shoot my load along with him. His cum sprayed in every direction; huge, thick, white jets of hot cum covering the wall and chair in front of him.

   • 2006, John Patrick, Taboo!, page 56

     As my body flushed with unexpected heat and my heart palpitated, with hip-thrusting panache I shot my load all over the TV screen.

   • 2008, Mickey Erlach, Boys Will be Boys, page 42

     “I want you to cum with me,” Randy said, “When I shoot my load up that pretty ass, I want you to shoot yours.

2. (idiomatic, vulgar or slang, figuratively) To expend one's resources or one's opportunity, especially prematurely; to blow one's chance.

• (to ejaculate) see Thesaurus:ejaculate
• (to expend one's resources or opportunity):
  • blow one's load
  • shoot one's bolt
  • shoot one's wad