fire crotch
n.— «The harassment started a few months ago on the school bus. Millie, a student with red hair, was called “fire crotch” by several sixth-grade boys, who giggled and snickered among themselves.» —“Parent & Child” by Lawrence Kutner New York Times Feb. 24, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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