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wickerbill

wickerbill  n.— «Wickerbill—Also called a “Gurney flap or Gurney lip,” this piece of equipment is used to create down force on a Sprint car wing.» —“Learning the Lernerville lingo” by Paul Kogut Valley News...

squirrel

squirrel  n.— «Squirrel—Describes a rookie or reckless driver who moves all over the track and causes crashes or holds up faster drivers. Not a compliment.» —“Learning the Lernerville lingo” by Paul Kogut Valley News...

fast line

fast line  n.— «Fast line—Quickest route around the oval and could be on the outside or inside of the track depending on conditions. This also is called the “groove” or “sweet spot.”» —“Learning the Lernerville...

cushion

cushion  n.— «Cushion—Clay that piles up in the corners from the sliding cars. Those who prefer to run on the outside of the track can use this to push off and zip down the straightaways.» —“Learning the Lernerville...

crunk

crunk  adj.— «On that same MTV broadcast, TLC’s Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins introduced another addition to the Southern lingo list, “crunk”—as in “really good.” Or the way Watkins put it: “That video...

187

187  n.— «She later added, the students in question write “187” about him. It’s street lingo for a homicide.» —“School Fights Lead to Arrest of Students” by Ryan Wolf KGBT-TV (Harlingen, Tex.) Apr...

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