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mud suite

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exit-level

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toetuck

Posted by Grant Barrett on November 14, 2007 · Add Comment

toetuck n.— «Another procedure is called a “toetuck,” where toes are made thinner, so patients can slip into pointy, high-heeled shoes.» —“Designer Toes: Foot Fashion At A Price” WYFF-TV (Greenville, South Carolina) Nov. 8, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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glam raider

Posted by Grant Barrett on November 1, 2007 · Add Comment

glam raider n.— «Designer handbags have been stolen to order in a recent series of smash-and-grab store raids in the capital.…Scotland Yard has set up a special detective squad to target the gangs, but it appears the “glam raiders”—as people in fashion circles have taken to calling them—are still very much at large.» —“Handbagged: ‘Must-have’ bags targeted [...]
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