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joint

joint  n.— «After Mr. Summers came out of the house and hit Mr. Lane, witnesses told police they heard Mr. Lane tell Mr. Campbell to “Go get that joint,” a street term for a gun.» —“Man to testify against friend in Crofton...

Eddie would go

Eddie would go  other.— «“The Eddie,” not a WCT event, is one of the world’s most prestigious big-wave contests, named after North Shore lifeguard and legend Eddie Aikau.…In 1978 Aikau and 15 others attempted to sail a...

libero

libero  n.— «One of the additions was the libero. It’s an Italian word meaning “free”…can come in at any time in the back row without counting against the team’s substitution limit.» —“Gophers, Gentil geared up for...

nerd-bomb

nerd-bomb  n.— «Gooner—this wholly untelegenic nerd-bomb who hailed from planet Dateless and spoke a customized Midwestern patois that frequently required its own subtitles…lost and was booted from the island.» —“Idiot Box...

drab

drab  adj.— «“No men at RPI? They must be women in drag then.”…”That’s ‘drab.’” drag: DRessed As a Girl. drab: DRessed As a Boy.» —“Re: Reverse Discrimination—No Education for men” by Michelle Anne...

asplode

asplode  v.— «Oh an I almost fergot that all my heirs fells outsa my hed when I asploded it cause I wuz standin too cloze ta it.» —“Re: What 222 was all about—a scenario” by Silent Bob Usenet: alt.dss.hack Mar. 8...