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triangulation

Posted by Grant Barrett on November 28, 2004 · Add Comment

chase the dragon

Posted by Grant Barrett on October 27, 2004 · Add Comment

cachundo

Posted by Grant Barrett on September 26, 2004 · Add Comment

lily pad

Posted by Grant Barrett on September 23, 2004 · Add Comment

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tip-on

Posted by Grant Barrett on September 1, 2004 · Add Comment

tip-on n. a promotional item, such as a magnet or game piece, affixed to the cover of a publication. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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gazump

Posted by Grant Barrett on June 30, 2004 · Add Comment

gazump v.— «It’s called “gazumping” in England, the process by which someone selling a piece of property accepts an offer from one buyer, maybe even going so far as to shake hands on it, then quickly—and often surreptitiously—accepts another, higher, offer from a second buyer, leaving the first buyer with his pockets agape and his heart [...]
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