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trick lit

Posted by Grant Barrett on November 6, 2007 · Add Comment

trick lit n.— «Trick Lit is the term for a chick lit novel that pretends to be something else, hoping to rope people in with an interesting premise. 30 pages later, you discover that you were deceived, that it’s just another piece of genre trash.» —“Word of the day: Tricklit” by Seth Godin Seth’s Blog Oct. 29, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued [...]

ride or die chick

Posted by Grant Barrett on August 2, 2007 · Add Comment

ride or die chick n.— «It’s the whole Bonnie and Clyde phenomenon turned into modern-day dating. And the streets have a name for the girls who can handle such an extreme form of love. They are “ride or die chicks.” “It’s the whole gangster attitude. They would never (use it) with you, but they would (use [...]

Ra-cha-cha

Posted by Grant Barrett on August 7, 2004 · Add Comment

Ra-cha-cha n.— «So were walking away from sky bar on franklin, and I’m rapping with this uber hot chick, and the Ra-cha-cha (slang for rochester) girls roll up.» —“Time to catch up” by Guy From Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y. Single Guy in Buffalo Aug. 7, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

skeet

Posted by Grant Barrett on June 1, 2004 · Add Comment

skeet v.— «He’s sayin’ “Skeet Skeet.” As in “skeet in a chick’s face.” They actually stole that from one of our frat songs. I’m a Que Dog (Omega Psi Phi) and we have a party chant that has the exact same lyrics. I know they stole it becuz our frat’s been singing that chant at parties [...]

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