lit
adj.— «t was blowing all afternoon, and we were fully lit (lit = kiteboarding lingo for powered up = kiteboarding lingo for enough wind power and kite size to stay on the water) on Joe’s new 9m kite. For the first time in my kiteboarding career, I was able to go out several hundred and back a few times, and not get blown down wind at all.» —“Gnuking at Revere” Chronicles of Gnarnia July 16, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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