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sticker

sticker
 n.— «STICKERS: Term for new tires, which still have the manufacturer’s stickers on them.» —“A racing dictionary” St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Apr. 1, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

HANS

HANS  n.— «HANS: The Head and Neck Safety device, which became famous after Dale Earnhardt’s death at Daytona. The brace fits around the shoulders and attaches to a driver’s helmet, limiting neck movement during a crash to help minimize...

marble

marble
 n.— «MARBLES: Small pieces of tire rubber that build up above the racing groove.» —“A racing dictionary” St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Apr. 1, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

happy hour

happy hour  n.— «HAPPY HOUR: The final hour of practice during which faster laps often occur because the track is cooler.» —“A racing dictionary” St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Apr. 1, 2005. (source: Double...

pipes

pipes  n.pl.— «Complaints allege Wright routinely asked some of the firm’s young associate women to “feel his pipes” or “feel his guns”—sexually suggestive slang for feeling his biceps.» —“H&K’s handling...

pleasure revenge

pleasure revenge  n.— «Swann, a registered dietitian who consults businesses in nutritional labeling and marketing, said introduction of high-fatty foods harks back to a period in the late 1980s when the term “pleasure revenge”...