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Episode 1502

Mimeographs and Dittos

How colors got their names, and a strange way to write. The terms blue and orange arrived in English via French, so why didn’t we also adapt the French for black and white? • Not every example of writing goes in one direction across the page...

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gank v. to rob, rip off, or con (someone). Editorial Note: See also gank, n. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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gank n. fake illegal drugs sold as real. Editorial Note: See also gank, v. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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gank  n.— «Some involved retaliation for previous killings, others involved dealers seeking revenge on customers who did not pay, and some were reprisals from customers who purchased “gank,” a slang term for fake drugs...

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gank  v.— «“Base had just ganked a tweaker,” James said—conned a crack addict out of her money. » —“One sibling resists entangling net, sets eyes on college, future” by Alan Gottleib Denver Post (Colo...

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gank  n.— «Distributors became upset at him for selling “gank”—bad crack. » —“Big Plans, No Patience James Burnett Let Ambition Turn to Greed” by Joy Powell World-Herald (Omaha, Neb.) July 27...