spit

To expectorate. This action is done by baseball pitchers to indicate that they are indeed on the mound. It is done by inner city hoodlums as a sign of contempt, and as an indicator of their feeble intellect. And it is done by cowboys as they gallantly open the door of a pickup truck for a lady. As you walk past the open door of a public men's room, you can hear men hawking and spitting. As you walk past the open door of a public ladies' room, you cannot. Nobody has a good explanation of this phenomenon. Suffice it to say, spitting is a man's practice. Not even low life women spit much.