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pootbutt

pootbutt  n.— «Then it was competing with Gompers and Mount Vernon for the status of the junior high most likely to beat down a half-assed pootbutt who liked to read.» —“A Writer’s Life” by Jervey Tervalon LA...

oncofertility

oncofertility  n.— «When a woman is diagnosed with cancer, the first priority is to save her life, said Teresa Woodruff, chief of the Feinberg School’s new fertility preservation division. Today, most patients will survive, but the potent...

bust on someone

bust on someone  v. phr.— «Their story is that Christian picked up the gun at the home of his girlfriend, Laurene Landon. He told Cheyenne he was going to “bust on” her lover. Christian walked into his father’s house, started...

V-tail

V-tail  n.— «Electronic commerce, for all of its ease and convenience, still doesn’t offer the same feeling of browsing a physical store. That’s all about to change, however. The gap is narrowing as retailers enter the Second Life virtual...

tax

tax  v.— «Taxed: robbed or mugged (Pacific) “Be careful downtown. It’s easy to get taxed.”» —“Decoding the conversation: Your slang dictionary” by Andrew Cortopassi in Washington University Student...

smeet

smeet  v.— «The first time members of the leading online virtual world got together for the face-to-face reality of the Second Life Community Convention, it was a lexicographer’s dream. “People actually coined a new phrase: ‘Nice to...